Black Maple

Acer nigrum Michx. f. - Maple family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Black Maple: Cameraria saccharella, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.