Powder Keg® Sugar Maple

Powder Keg® Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum 'Powder Keg®')
Height: 50 feet Spread: 40 feet Sunlight: Full sun Hardiness Zone: 5a Other Names: Caddo Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple Brand: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
 
Description: The Powder Keg® Sugar Maple is a majestic shade tree, renowned for its spectacular explosion of orange-red fall color. It is highly adaptable to heat, drought, and tough growing conditions, making it a robust and vigorous choice. With an upright oval to rounded shape, this tree is an excellent addition to any landscape.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Shapely oval habit of growth.
Foliage: Dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of orange and red in the fall.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Dense deciduous tree with an 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 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.