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§1 Plant

Acer nigrum Michx. f.

vernacular black maple — species · Aceraceae


USDA
ACNI5
GBIF
3189854
Rank
species
black maple (Acer nigrum)
Platephotograph · allenwoodliffeCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Aceraceae Juss.
Genus
Acer
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 234 counties across 12 states/territories
Legend Native · 234 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-47 °F minimum
Frost-free days
130 min.
Precipitation
24–60 in/yr
pH range
4.5–7.3
Root depth
30 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
100 ft
Height @ 20 y
28 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
7,030
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
Yes
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
High
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 234 counties across 12 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 19 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 3 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Georgia view state ↗ 4 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 74 N
Massachusetts view state ↗ 4 N
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N
New York view state ↗ 37 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 29 N
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N
Virginia view state ↗ 22 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 29 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ACNI5 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3189854 ↗

Record version

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