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Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum
There are 125 species of maple trees throughout the world; most hailing from Asia. Six of these species call Pennsylvania home. They belong to the genus Acer. Most are deciduous, but a few native to the warm climes of southern Asia do not shed their leaves.

The sugar maple is dominant in this area of the trail, and is the typical maple tree that comes to mind for many people. It is known for its beautiful fall colors, which turn from green to bright gold to rich red in the fall. It is also one of the tallest maples, growing up to 60-100 feet tall.


Quick Fact

Large quantities of sap are collected from January to April by industries to manufacture maple syrup (black maple is also a major source for the syrup).


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 From Maine to Tennessee, New England to Minnesota, their native range is mainly in the eastern region of the United States.
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If you want to learn more about the sugar maple, its role in the ecosystem, and the immediate threats it faces, click the link below.

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  • About
    • Sources
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  • Visitors Center
    • Native Plant Garden
    • Bees
    • Weather Station
  • Historic Great Camp Trail
    • Connell Park
    • Sustainable Forestry
    • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
    • Early Years
    • Field Station
  • Lake Lacawac Trail
    • White Pine
    • Eastern Hemlock
    • Sphagnum Moss
    • Blueberry Bushes
    • Bog Plants
    • Lake Lacawac
    • Glacial Bog
    • Pickerelweed
    • Diversity of Birds
    • Glacial Erratic Rock
    • American Black Bear >
      • Diet
      • Population
      • Reproduction
  • Big Lake Trail
    • Food Web
    • North American Beaver
    • Osprey
    • Watershed
    • Japanese Barberry >
      • Characteristics
      • Threat to Forest
      • Control Methods
    • Minerals & Rocks >
      • Minerals
      • Igneous Rocks
      • Sedimentary Rocks
      • Metamorphic Rocks
      • Identification
    • Sugar Maple
    • Streams
    • Hydroelectric Dam
    • Lake Wallenpaupack >
      • Electricity Generation
      • Recreation
      • Watershed Management
    • Wild Grapevines
    • Hayscented Fern
  • Maurice Broun Trail
    • Fields & Meadows
    • Stone Walls
    • Gypsy Moth Caterpillars
    • Oak Trees >
      • White Oak
      • Red Oak
      • Black Oak
    • Raccoons
    • Owls
    • Snakes >
      • Snake ID
    • Bats >
      • Bat Houses
  • Ledges Trail
    • Deer Exclosures
    • Geological Faults >
      • Normal Fault
      • Reverse Fault
      • Strike-slip Fault
    • Wild Orchids
    • Ledges
    • Ferns
    • Mosses & Lichen
    • Vernal Pools
    • Mushrooms
  • Warbler Trail
  • Partner Ridge Trail
  • Watres Trail
    • Edge Effect
    • Hummocks and Hollows
  • Carriage-Lakefront Trails
    • Native Fish
    • Lake Research
    • Aquatic Vegatation
    • Plankton
    • Lake Succession >
      • Oligotrophic Lake
      • Mesotrophic Lake
      • Eutrophic Lake