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The Underused Black Maple (Acer nigrum)

hairmetal4ever
11 years ago

This fall, in a sea of Sugar Maples, fine trees they are, I noticed one that was just a little different. Upon closer inspection, it was a Black Maple, and had the classic three-lobe, droopy leaves which was my first clue.

Acer nigrum isn't native here, but is back in Ohio, where I grew up, even then, you didn't see many.

I like the black maples better, myself. They have a few subtly different qualities that resemble what I like about sugar maples, but something is different, and the fall color is more of a deep yellow-orange, than the orange to orange-red of most Sugars.

Anyone here agree?

Secondly, I have tried hard to find a source to buy black maple trees. Forestfarm carries them, but their shipping costs are a bit crazy.

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