Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Now the Sugar Maple, also called the “Rock Maple”, is a really great example of what those leaf-peepers come up North for. Besides beautiful colors from its fall foliage, it also produces some very heavy and strong wood that has many uses. These trees can grow up to 70-100 feet with a 2-3 foot diameter. They prefer moist, upland soils but also grow on rocky slopes throughout the state. The 5-lobed leaf with horseshoe shaped samaras are also a well-known feature of the Sugar Maple.