Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum · Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)

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Sugar Maple

Leaf Morphology

Leaf Type

Simple, deciduous

Shape

Palmately lobed with five lobes

Margin

Serrate with U-shaped sinuses

Arrangement

Opposite on slender petioles

Venation

Palmate venation with prominent veins radiating from the base

Key Features

Five-lobed palmate shape, U-shaped sinuses between lobes, and opposite arrangement

Description

Large deciduous tree growing to 35 meters with grey-brown furrowed bark, small greenish-yellow spring flowers, and winged samaras. Foliage turns brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red in autumn.

Habitat

Mesic hardwood forests in rich, well-drained soils under partial to full light

Native Range

Northeastern and Midwestern North America, widely planted in temperate urban landscapes

Identified on 10/18/2026