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Popular among bonsai enthusiasts, the Field maple is locally naturalized in many parts of the country. There are two varieties, although not all experts accept them, and there are more than 30 cultivars of this tree. It gets to roughly 50 to 80 feet in height and has six-inch-long leaves. Field Maple ‘Elsrijk’ (acer campestre leaves)Īlthough it isn’t native to the United States, you can still find lots of these trees in various parts of the country.Field Maple / Hedge Maple ‘Elsrijk’ (acer campestre).The foliage is a dark-green color before it blooms, and the tree is very easy to care for and can grow almost anywhere. It does best in USDA zones 5 through 7, and on average, it gets up to 12-feet high and 15-feet wide. Jean-Pol GRANDMONT Fern Leaf Maple (Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’)Īlso called a Full Moon maple, the Fern Leaf maple tree is relatively small compared to other maples, and its leaves turn a beautiful ruby-crimson in the fall. For example, the sugar maple is the main maple tree used to make syrup, and it produces more than one-million gallons of syrup every year in the United States. Some maple trees are more familiar to people than others. Indeed, every state except for Hawaii has at least one type of maple tree that is native to that particular state. Other maples in the country exist, of course, but they were brought over from other parts of the world.
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There are hundreds of species of maple trees, but only 13 of these are native to the United States. Hybrid Maple (acer truncatum x platanoides) The leaves have five lobes and grow to around 5.5-inches in length, and in the fall, they are usually yellow in color, although some are orange-red. It has gray-brown bark and can get up to five feet in diameter. October Glory Red Maple (Acer Rubrum ‘October Glory’) The Norway maple tree came to the United States in the mid-1700s mostly for use as a shade tree, and it can get to 65 to 100 feet in height. Bowhall Red Maple (acer rubrum ‘bowhall’) In fall, the foliage of Crimson King maple turns a deep maroon. Golden Fullmoon Maple (Acer shirasawanum) This popular purple-leaf maple tree is actually a form of the common Norway maple. Emerald Queen Maple (acer platanoides ‘Emerald Queen’) Commemoration Sugar Maple (acer saccharum)