Select Acer saccharum
cultivars
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Cultivar
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Height
/width
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Form
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Comments
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| Arrowhead | 60' by 30' | Erect, pyramidal; dense | Large dark green summer leaves; yellow to orange fall color |
| Bonfire | 50' by 40' | Spreading, broad oval; irregular branching | Polished, medium green summer leaves; modest yellow, orange to red fall color |
| Caddo | 30 to 50' | Compact; rounded | Leathery dark green leaves in summer; heat and drought tolerant; variable fall color yellow, orange, red; does well in midwestern states |
| Commemoration | 50' by 35' | Oval to rounded; dense | Glossy dark green leaves in summer; leaves remain attractive all season; deep orange, yellow and red fall color; rapid grower |
| Goldspire | 40' by 15 to 20' | Densely columnar | Dark green leaves; yellow orangish fall color; highly resistant to scorch |
| Green Mountain | 70' by 45' | Upright oval | Heat, scorch, and drought tolerant; dark green leathery leaves in summer; yellow to orange to reddish orange fall color |
| Legacy | 60' | Tight oval; dense | Rapid grower; drought tolerant; glossy dark green, thick leaves in summer; yellow orange fall color |
| Newton Sentry | 50' by 15' | Upright; numerous short stubby branches | Leathery, dark green summer leaves; yellow orange fall color |
| Seneca Chief | 50' by 20' | Narrow; dense; oval crown | Orange to yellow fall color |
| Sweet Shadow | 45' by 35' | Rounded to vase shape | Deeply cut, medium green leaves in summer; yellow to orange fall color |