Green Mountain Sugar Maple trees offer beautiful fall foliage with orange and red colors. The Green Mountain Sugar grows oval, making them look well-kept and uniform. The branching of this particular tree variety is strong and holds up quite a bit better than other maple tree varieties such as silver maple. This variety is maple is shade tolerant which means that it can grow in shady areas where other trees may partially block some sunlight. Since the tree gets up to 60 feet tall and 45 feet wide, it makes a great shade tree variety. Green Mountain Sugar Maple trees also perform better in less than ideal growing areas such as are by hard surfaces. Though no trees love to grow in these areas, Green Mountain Sugar Maple trees will adapt to these conditions better than other varieties.
Green Mountain Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’
Plant Type- Deciduous Tree
Flower Color- Green
Foliage Color- Green foliage in the summer and orange to red in the fall.
Growth Habit- Upright
Growth Rate- Medium
Zone- 4-8
Height- 40′-60′ feet tall
Spread- 35′-45′ feet wide
Light- Full to partial sun
Details- The branching of Green Mountain Sugar Maple trees is strong. The tree produces samara or helicopter seeds. The seed pods have a double wing attached to them. The helicopter seeds can be easily dispersed in the lawn and other surrounding areas. The foliage of this maple variety is tough and durable.
Pruning- Pruning should be done in the summer after the tree is done leafing. Waiting till after there is foliage on the tree will sap seepage.
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