Bigleaf Maple : Acer macrophyllum
$12.00 - $42.00
Plant type: deciduous, big tree
Height: 90' (like, eventually though)
Light: full to part sun
Soil: moist to seasonally wet
Growth rate: fast
PPL: YES
Woodland leaf titleholder and Queen of the epiphytes. Furrows in branches and boles are often a favorite spot for licorice fern and mosses.
Edible flowers dangle in the spring and turn to winged helicopters (samaras) when it’s time to ride. An XL multiple-trunked tree if permitted to achieve its full potential.
Caterpillar host plant and subtle attractor of hummingbirds, bees, and birds.
