20-Year Height: 45 feet
Growth Rate: rapid
Growth Habit: single stem
Drought Tolerance: low
Shade Tolerance: intermediate Flower: yellow
Foliage: green
Soils: adapted to all soil typesWildlife Value: abundant seed crops consumed by birds and other wildlife,
buds and bark are also food sources for mammals, cavity nesting, attracts pollinators
Disease/Pests: verticillium wilt, tar spot, cottony maple scale, maple bladder gall, susceptible to severe iron chlorosis on high pH soils
Native to MT: no
Other: rapid growth provides shade quicker than most trees, breaks easily under heavy snow loads, spreading seedlings can be a problem
Photo Credit:T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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