FIERY RED-ORANGE AUTUMN SHADE TREE
FEATURES:
- Deep green leaves spring through summer
- Vibrant red to orange fall color
- Wonderful, long-lived legacy tree
- Plant near your patio or a spot where your neighbors can enjoy too
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 60-70' tall
- Mature Width: 30-45' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 30-45' apart
Green Mountain® Sugar Maple
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain' PP2,339
Regular price
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FIERY RED-ORANGE AUTUMN SHADE TREE
FEATURES:
- Deep green leaves spring through summer
- Vibrant red to orange fall color
- Wonderful, long-lived legacy tree
- Plant near your patio or a spot where your neighbors can enjoy too
- Hand Selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-8
- Mature Height: 60-70' tall
- Mature Width: 30-45' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Part Shade
- Spacing: 30-45' apart
Why plant Green Mountain® Sugar Maple?
Fall is for football games, hot chocolate, and the rich, crisp autumn colors of trees like Green Mountain® Sugar Maple. You'll almost be able to warm your hands by the glow of its fiery red-orange leaves! In summer, this noble native tree's deep green leaves will have the opposite effect, giving you welcome shade while you kick back under its cool, sheltering canopy. Plant Green Mountain® Sugar Maple near your patio or deck or showcase it in your front yard for the whole neighborhood to enjoy. Just be sure to plant this long-lived legacy tree where it has room to grow and reach its full potential, because it will be celebrating the seasons for generations to come.
The Princeton Nursery was founded in Kingston New Jersey by William Flemer Sr. in 1913. After years of searching for a new site to grow his business, Flemer chose Kingston for its nutrient rich soil and location which was halfway between New York and Philadelphia. Flemer continued to buy land and property to provide housing for his many employees. At its peak the nursery grew to 1200 acres and was the largest commercial nursery in the United States. Through the Great Depression the nursery survived by growing farm crops and using German prisoners of war for labor. William Flemer III, specialized in breeding and introduced many new varieties of shade and ornamental trees. The nursery was granted dozens of patents including Green Mountain Sugar Maple. The nursery closed in 2010 but more than 240 acres of the nursery have been preserved along with 25 historic structures. Here you can still find many of the beautiful trees introduced and planted by the Flemer family.
Sweets for the sweet(tooth)? This awesome Green Mountain Sugar Maple is so full of candy-coated sweetness that even your dentist can't resist! This heat tolerant "sweetie" has dense dark green foliage that holds up well in dry, windy summers. In fall, dark green leaves transform into colors of orange and red - creating instant eye-candy in your garden. This is one Sugar Maple that will be sure to calm your cravings!
How to use Green Mountain® Sugar Maple in the landscape?
Plant this show-stopping tree near a patio or porch so friends and family can enjoy its canopy and color during all your outdoor gatherings. Planting your Green Mountain Sugar Maple in a grove will make its colorful show even more brilliant when fall comes around; your neighbors will thank you! Your Sugar Maple grove will also turn into the perfect reading spot—add a hammock and you're all set to enjoy this tree for generations to come.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zones: 4-8
How To Plant Green Mountain® Sugar Maple
Sugar Maples = awesome fall color and maple syrup to boot! They are easy to grow and you can plant them in practically any sunny location, just make sure the soil is not too wet or too dry. Sugar Maples grow at a rate that is “just right” – not like the fast-growing Red Maples or the slow-growing Norway Maples.Just like the Red and Norway Maples, Sugar Maples have no major pest or disease problems. One thing that is different, however, is that Sugar Maples don’t have the usual problem with surface roots, giving you more space to plant lots and lots of shade-loving plants!
How To Water
Sugar Maples will appreciate regular water during its first few years in the ground and irrigation during long dry spells after it’s established.
How To Fertilize
Sugar Maples will brighten your cool, autumn days and autumn is the best time to pay it back by fertilizing. Incorporate Elements Starter Plant food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
Remember to not prune maples in early spring, the sap can bleed excessively. Unless your goal is maple syrup, then this is your tree!
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
