Caddo Sugar Maple

Caddo Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum 'Caddo')
Height: 50 feet Spread: 40 feet Sunlight: Full sun Hardiness Zone: 5b Other Names: Hard Maple, Rock Maple, Florida Maple
 
Description: The Caddo Sugar Maple is a southern subspecies of the sugar maple, noted for its greater heat tolerance and resistance to leaf scorch in direct sun. This variety features an upright growth habit and offers vibrant fall colors ranging from yellow to orange and red.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Oval habit of growth.
Foliage: Rich green deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of yellow, orange, and red in the fall.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Dense deciduous tree with a shapely oval form.
Average texture that blends into the landscape but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
Low-maintenance tree; should be pruned in summer after leaves have fully developed to avoid 'bleeding' sap.
No significant negative characteristics.
 
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
 
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet.
High canopy with a typical clearance of 7 feet from the ground; not suitable for planting under power lines. Lower branches can be strategically removed as it matures to create a high canopy that allows unobstructed human traffic underneath.
Grows at a medium rate and can live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more, making it a heritage tree for future generations.
Thrives in full sunlight.
Very adaptable to both dry and moist locations and should do well under average home landscape conditions.
May require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil pH but grows best in rich soils.
Somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.
This is a selection of a native North American species.