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Wed, Nov 21, 12 at 8:57
| I posted this on the Maple forum, but nobody responded all week...
Comparing Black Maple (Acer nigrum) to A. saccharum... Does black maple do better in hard, neutral to slightly alkaline soils than does the Sugar maple? Should black maple be used more, and perhaps some cultivars selected? It seems the fall color on black maples is more yellow (albeit a nice yellow) than the orange to orange-red with yellow mix of the Sugars...but also seems "tougher". Are there cultivars of black maple available in the nursery trade? |
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| This is Acer nigrum 'Green Column' I think that the black maples are pretty much interchangeable with the sugar maples.  |
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| A. nigrum is generally said to be more tolerant of wet clay soils than A. saccharum but less so than A. rubrum & saccharinum. It is also more tolerant of higher pH soils than Sugar Maple and of urban conditions (heat, drought, air pollution, etc.) |
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