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Acer saccharum
'Temple's Upright'
Temple's Upright Sugar Maple
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| saccharum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Temple's Upright' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 20 |
| Height |
| 40 m |
| Spread |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A deciduous sugar maple cultivar. |
| Landscape |
| Useful as a shade tree and often used in parks. |
| Shape |
| Habit is broadly columnar, branched densely with no main stem. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Resistant to pests and diseases. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are thin and pale green, turning to red, yellow and orange in autumn. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The Arboretum, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
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