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Amur Maple - Acer ginnala
The Amur maple leafs out in early spring, is easy to transplant, is relatively pest free and casts dense shade. Nikko Maple - Acer nikoense
Hardiness Zones: 5-7, deciduous, growth rate: slow, site requirements: Sun; prefers well drained soil. Form: Vase shaped. Easy to transplant; relatively pest free; good fall color.
Bigleaf Maple - Acer macrophyllum
Also called Broadleaf Maple and Oregon Maple. The Bigleaf Maple is an excellent shade tree when grown in a large enough location with ample watering. The wood has been used to make piano frames and the tree can be tapped for maple syrup. Norway Maple - Acer platanoides
Hardiness Zones: 3-7, deciduous, growth rate: moderate, site requirements: Sun; wide range of soil types; tolerates hot dry conditions. Dense rounded symmetrical crown. Introduced to the US in 1756 the Norway Maple is native to Europe.
Bigtooth Maple - Acer grandidentatum
This is a very good tree that should be used much more in the landscape, especially now that a grafted cultivar is available. It is tolerant of our soil and climatic conditions, and even appears to withstand some drought when planted in the valleys. Fall color is usually very good. Painted Maple - Acer truncatum ssp. pmono
Hardiness Zones: 5-8, growth rate: rapid, site requirements: sun; well drained soil, form: rounded to vase shaped; spreading. Height: 30 to 40ft. New leaves are bronze; bright green in summer and resistant to sunburn; bright gold with crimson fall color.
Black Maple - Acer nigrum
The Black Maple is also know under the names: Black Sugar Maple, Hard Maple and Rock Maple. The Black maple tree is closely related to the sugar maple with a similar habit related culture and dispersion. Cast dense shade and needs large area for growth. Paperbark Maple - Acer griseum
Hardiness Zones: 4-8, growth rate: slow, site requirements: sun to partial shade; prefers moist, well drained soil but will grow in a variety of soil types. Not drought tolerant. Form: upright; oval to rounded; becomes twiggy inside. Height: 20 to 30ft.
Canyon Maple - Acer grandidentatum
Native from southern Idaho south to Mexico and east to Texas, including much of Utah in mountainous locations. This is the common maple that gives Logan Canyon and some other northern Utah locations their outstanding fall color. Purple blow Maple - Acer truncatum
Hardiness Zones: 4-8, growth rate: moderate, site requirements: sun; well drained soil; drought tolerant, Form: rounded, height: 20 to 25ft. Flower/Fruit: Yellow flowers in April. One of the most cold hardy maples available.
Chalk Maple - Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
Native pale gray to chalky white bark on upper part of trunk; often considered a "smaller version" of sugar maple. The Calk Maple is pest free and has excellent heat tolerance. The Calk Maple is excellent as a “street tree�? or in a front yard that gets full sun Red Maple - Acer Rubrum
Hardiness Zones: 3 - 9, The red maple tree grows at a moderate to rapid rate. Site requirements: bright sun to partial shade, wide range of soil types: sandy loam to clay. The tree has some air pollution tolerance and it is one of the first trees to show fall color.
Coliseum Maple - Acer cappadocicum
Growth Rate is considered rapid. Site Requirements: Sun; wide range of soil types. Form: rounded; spreading. Height: 25 to 30', Width: 20 to 25'. Redvein Maple - Acer rufinerve
Hardiness Zones: 5-7, Site requirements: partial to full sun. It is suitable for a broad range of soil types except damp to wet sites. The redvein maple tree is considered a medium texture tree. Form: upright rounded.
Devil Maple - Acer diabolicum
Devil maple Hardiness Zones: 5-7, Habit: deciduous, growth Rate: rapid, site Requirements: Sun; wide range of soil types. Native to the mountains of south and central Japan where it is found in open sunny locations. Shatung Maple - Acer truncatum
Hardiness Zones: 4 – 8, growth rate: Medium, site requirements: moist loamy, sandy or clay soils. Form: rounded, maple height: the tree will attain a size of 25 ft.
Fernleaf Maple - Acer japonicum f. aconitifolium
Hardiness Zones: 5-8, habit: deciduous, growth rate: Slow to moderate. Site requirements: Sun to partial shade; prefers moist, well drained soil. Form: Rounded; spreading, height: 20 to 30ft. Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum
Hardiness Zones: 3 - 9, grows to a medium to large size at a rapid rate. Growth slower after tree becomes larger. Site requirements: bright sun to partial shade, wide range of soil types including poor soil. It has an upright form with oval to rounded shape.
Florida Maple - Acer barbatum spp. floridanum
Zones: 7-9, Growth rate: Moderate to rapid. Site requirements: sun; wide range of soil types though dislikes dry compact soil. Form: oval, height: 20 to 25ft. More heat tolerant than sugar maple though not as colorful in the fall. Snakebark Maple - Acer Rufinerve
Hardiness Zones: 5-7, site requirements: sun; range of soil types except damp to wet sites. Form: upright to rounded, height: 30 to 40ft. The snakebark maple is relatively short lived; young bark is green with white stripes.
Fullmoon Maple - Acer japonicum
Hardiness Zones: 5-7, growth rate: moderate to slow. Site requirements: sun to partial shade; prefers moist well drained soil but is adaptable. Form: upright; multi-branching; sturdy, stiff twigs; rounded top. Height: 20 to 30ft. Southern sugar Maple - Acer barbatum floridanum
Hardiness Zones: 7-9, growth rate: moderate to rapid. Site Requirements: sun; range of soil types; dislikes dry, compact soil. Texture: medium, form: oval, height: 20 to 25ft. More heat tolerant than sugar maple; not as colorful fall color as sugar maple.
Hawthorn Maple - Acer crataegifolium
Hardiness Zones: 6-7, growth rate: rapid. Site requirements: sun to partial shade; moist well drained soil. Form: rounded to oval, height: 20 to 30ft. Sugar Maple - Acer Saccharum
Hardiness Zones: 4-8, habit: deciduous, growth rate: slow, site requirements: sun to partial shade; prefers evenly moist, well drained soil. Form: conical to round crown; dense foliage. Height: 50 to 75ft.
Hedge Maple - Acer campestre
Hardiness Zones: 4-8, growth rate: Slow, site requirements: sun to light shade; moist, well drained soil; tolerates drought, air pollution, wind, slightly wet and compacted soil. Form: rounded; dense; often branched to the ground. Height: 25 to 35ft. Sycamore Maple - Acer pseudo-platanus
Hardiness Zones: 4-7, Growth Rate: Moderate, Site Requirements: Range of soil types (sandy to clay); tolerates air pollution and salt. Form: Upright; spreading branches, Height: 40 to 60ft.
Ivy leaved Maple - Acer cissifolium
Hardiness Zones: 5-8, growth rate: slow. Site requirements: sun to partial shade; moist, well drained soil, form: upright, oval in youth; broad spreading with age. Height: 20 to 30ft. Three flower Maple - Acer triflorum
Hardiness Zones: 4-9, growth Rate: Slow to moderate. Site Requirements: Sun to shade; prefers moist, well drained soil. Form: Rounded and compact in full sun, upright and spreading in shade, Height: 20 to 30’
Japanese Maple - Acer Palmatum
Hardiness Zones: 5-8, growth rate: Slow to moderate, site requirements: light dappled shade; evenly moist, well drained soil; protect from drying winds. Form: Low; dense rounded top; spreading branches; assumes a layered look. Height: 15 to 25ft. Trident Maple - Acer buergeranum
Hardiness Zones: 5-8, growth Rate: Slow to moderate, Site Requirements: Sun; well drained soil; tolerates dry infertile sites. Form: Upright; rounded crown, Height: 25 to 35ft.
Mountain Maple - Acer Spicatum
Hardiness Zones: 2-7, growth rate: slow to moderate, site requirements: Sun to partial shade; cool, moist soil. Form: short trunk; bushy habit. Height: 10 to 30ft. Not well adapted to cultivation. White barked Maple - Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
Hardiness Zones: 5-9, growth rate: Slow, Site Requirements: Sun to shade; moist, well drained soil; drought tolerant. Form: Oval to rounded crown; multi-stemmed. Height: 25 to 30ft.

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