Black Maple

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Acer nigrum
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 Black Maple
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Habit: deciduous tree
Height: 20-30 m
Width: 0.5-1.5 m trunk diameter
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Eastern North America
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Hardiness: -45°C
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Sunset Zones: 1-10, 14-20, 33, 35-45
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Acer nigrum, Michx. (A. saccharinum var. nigrum, Torr. & Gray. A. saccharum var. nigrum, Brit.). Black Maple. Fig. 99. Large tree, 120 ft., with black bark: lvs. cordate, with the sinus mostly closed, generally 3-lobed, 5-6 in. across, with broad sinuses, the sides of the blade mostly drooping, green and pubescent beneath; lobes acute, entire or obtusely toothed: fr. with diverging wings. Central states. S.S. 13:625. H.T. 326.—Similar to A. saccharum, but of duller appearance and less dense habit


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