Carried by 4 nurseries
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Acer glabrum is a species of maple native to western North America, from southeastern Alaska, British Columbia and western Alberta, east to western Nebraska, and south through Washington, Montana and Colorado to California, Arizona and New Mexico. It is a small tree growing to 10 meters tall, with a trunk diameter up to 20-30 centimeters. The flowers are produced in corymbs of five to ten, yellowish-green, at the same time as the new leaves in spring. The fruit is a samara with two winged seeds.
Tree
15 - 33 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Green, Yellow
Spring
Partial Shade
Moderate
Moderate
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
For propagating by seed: 6 mos. warm, then 6 mos. cold stratification (Heit 1971).
Spring-moist slopes and canyons
Douglas-Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 72 likely
Ceanothus Silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus
Reed's Dart Moth
Abagrotis reedi
Fingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta dactylina