John Pair Sugar Maple

John Pair Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum 'John Pair')
Height: 45 feet Spread: 40 feet Sunlight: Full sun Hardiness Zone: 5a Other Names: Caddo Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple
 
Description: The John Pair Sugar Maple is a majestic shade tree, celebrated for its reliable early fall color display ranging from burnt orange to red. This tree is highly resistant to heat, drought, and leaf tatter, making it a hardy and vigorous choice. It is adaptable to various soil types but dislikes air pollution and compaction. With its very formal, broadly oval shape, it makes a striking presence in any landscape.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Shapely oval form.
Foliage: Dark green deciduous foliage with glossy lobed leaves that turn outstanding shades of orange and red in the fall.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Dense deciduous tree with a shapely oval form.
Average texture that blends into the landscape; 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 45 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet.
High canopy of foliage that sits well above the ground, making it unsuitable 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 slow 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.
Prefers average to moist conditions and should not be allowed to dry out. 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.