Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA®
Acer saccharum
Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA® (Acer saccharum) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 50–70 ft tall and 30–45 ft wide, and needs medium water. Sugar maple struggles with our alkaline pH, intense sun, and dry summers — better suited to the eastern US.
medium water50–70 ft tall and 30–45 ft wide
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At a glance
- Rating
- Recommended for Most Sites
- Botanical name
- Acer saccharum
- Variety / cultivar
- Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA®
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 50–70 ft tall and 30–45 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.3
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- low
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Soil Chemistry
- Critical: Soil Texture
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
- Critical: Salt Tolerance
Frequently asked questions
- Is Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA® good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA® is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA® get?
- It matures to about 50–70 ft tall and 30–45 ft wide.
- How much water does Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA® need?
- It needs medium water once established.
- Is Maple — Sugar – GREEN MOUNTAIN®, LEGACY®, FALL FIESTA® native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
