Sugar Maple 1 Live Tree – 3 Gallon Pot – Acer saccharum

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is a deciduous hardwood tree native to eastern North America, widely admired for its beautiful autumn foliage, broad canopy, and classic maple leaf shape. During fall, its green leaves develop brilliant shades of golden yellow, orange, and red, creating an impressive seasonal display in residential landscapes, parks, and woodland settings.

This long-lived native tree develops a strong central trunk and a naturally rounded to broadly spreading canopy as it grows. Sugar Maple is valued as an ornamental shade tree and is also the species traditionally associated with maple syrup production. Its attractive foliage, branching structure, and seasonal color make it a popular choice for spacious landscapes and native tree plantings.

Sugar Maple generally prefers full sun to partial shade and fertile, moist, well-drained soil. It grows best in cooler temperate climates and is sensitive to prolonged drought, compacted soil, excessive heat, and high soil salinity.

You will receive one live Sugar Maple tree in a 3 gallon nursery pot. The actual shipping height has not been specified. Branching, trunk thickness, foliage density, and seasonal appearance may vary depending on nursery growing conditions.

As a deciduous tree, Sugar Maple naturally loses its leaves during autumn and remains dormant through winter. Plants shipped during dormancy may arrive completely leafless.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Sugar Maple

• Scientific Name: Acer saccharum

• Quantity: 1 Live Tree

• Pot Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Plant Type: Deciduous Hardwood Shade Tree

• Growth Habit: Upright with a broad, rounded canopy

• Foliage Color: Green during the growing season

• Fall Foliage: Golden yellow, orange, and red

• Leaf Shape: Distinctive, palmately lobed maple leaves

• Flower Color: Small, greenish-yellow flowers

• Fruit Type: Paired winged seeds called samaras

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–8

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Preference: Fertile, moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture

• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

• Native Range: Eastern North America

• Landscape Uses: Shade trees, specimen plantings, woodland landscapes, parks, and native gardens

• Seasonal Condition: May arrive dormant and leafless during fall or winter

Live Sugar Maple tree (Acer saccharum), nursery growing medium, 3 gallon nursery container.