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Acer spicatum, the mountain maple, dwarf maple, moose maple, or white maple, is a species of maple native to northeastern North America from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, and south to Pennsylvania. It also grows at high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.
The Latin name (the specific epithet) of this shrubby maple species (spicatum) is a misnomer. It suggests this species has a spike, when it fact it has a panicle. The small white flowers that are produced on an array that stands above the lobed and toothed leaves.
Mountain Maple is the smallest of Minnesota's native Acer species, growing as a tall shrub or small tree. As its name suggests, it is a cool temperature species and in its eastern US range it only goes south in the higher elevations of the Appalachians.
Mountain maple is a native deciduous shrub or small tree Sapindaceae (soapberry) family found in the NE USA and in the mountains south to GA. Growing at a slow to moderate rate 10–25 ft. tall, forming a bushy spreading crown with a short trunk and slender branches.
Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) is a shrub-like tree with three-lobed, coarsely toothed leaves. Its upright greenish-yellow flowers bloom in June in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Mountain Maple is one of 14 maple species in New York State.
Acer spicatum belongs to a group of seldom grown maples, restricted largely to collections. It is short-lived and relatively unspectacular in both form and seasonal interest, though Jacobson (1996) notes that, in North America at least, its autumn colour is highly valued.
The Mountain Maple is botanically called Acer spicatum. The Tree is a deciduous tree, it will be up to 10 m (33ft) high. The leaves are ovoid and the flowers are yellowish. The tree likes sun to half-shade at the location and the soil should be moist, soils rich in nutrients.
Acer spicatum is a deciduous Tree growing to 10 m (32ft 10in) at a slow rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 2. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects.
SPECIES: Acer spicatum GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : Mountain maple is a native, deciduous tall shrub or small tree [ 28 ]. In the Appalachian Mountains, the maximum height of mountain maple is 33 feet (10 m), but it is usually smaller.
Acer spicatum, the mountain maple, dwarf maple, moose maple, or white maple, is a species of maple native to northeastern North America from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, and south to Pennsylvania. It also grows at high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. [3]