Sugar Maple
Mature Height: 55'-75'
Mature Width: 30'-50'
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Growth Rate: Slow to Medium
Shape: Oval
Fall Foliage: Gold, Orange, Red
Scientific Name: Acer saccharum
The sugar maple is a beloved New England tree prized for its impressive fall display. Did you know sugar maples are a 140 million dollar industry in the US alone? Plant now and you can be reaping the rewards in about 20 years. This tree is a great food source for many of our pollinators and local wildlife. It’s also a vital host plant for many of our native moths including the Cecropia Moth, the largest moth in North America!
ATTRACTS:
Io moth
Rosy maple moth
Cecropia moth
Northern cardinal
Scarlet tanager
American goldfinch
Host plant for the LARGEST North American Moth!
Third instar larva of the cecropia moth
Cocoon of the cecropia moth
Adult cecropia moth
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Photo Credit
"Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple summer leaves" by Virens (Latin for greening) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Bigleaf Maple, Oregon Maple - Acer macrophyllum" by tlhowes2012 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"Collecting Day" by LadyDragonflyCC - >;< is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Acer saccharum (sugar maple tree in fall colors) (Country Club Drive, Newark, Ohio, USA) (25 October 2015) 2" by James St. John is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Cecropia Moth Caterpillar (Hyalophora cecropia)" by Slomoz is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Cecropia moth cocoon" by placeuvm is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)" by Kurt Faler is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"# 7715 – Dryocampa rubicunda – Rosy Maple Moth (No. 54 on presentation list)" by Wildreturn is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"407650 – 7746 – Automeris io – Io Moth" by Anita363 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
"Golden Finch" by Mark Theriot is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)" by Slomoz is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"912 - SCARLET TANAGER (4-19-12) convention center, south padre island, tx (2)" by Sloalan is marked with CC0 1.0
"Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)" by Dominic Sherony is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0