Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum Lam. - Maple family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.2 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 32 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Mountain Maple: Acleris chalybeana, Acronicta americana, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Archips argyrospila, Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, Automeris io io, Dryocampa rubicunda, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Iridopsis larvaria, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Macaria pustularia, Malacosoma disstria, Olethreutes appendiceum, Orgyia leucostigma, Pandemis lamprosana, Sparganothis acerivorana, Xanthotype urticaria, Zale duplicata largera
Native Range
- USA: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin
- CAN: Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
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.