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bigtooth maple

Scientific Name: Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum

Family: Aceraceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Tree, Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum)

The bigtooth maple, also known as canyon maple, is a beautiful tree native to the western United States. Its vibrant fall foliage and adaptability to various conditions make it a popular choice for landscaping.

Considerations for Pets and Children

  • This tree has sap that can be boiled down to make syrup, similar to the eastern sugar maple.

Common Names

  • Bigtooth maple
  • Canyon maple
  • Rocky Mountain sugar maple
  • Big-toothed maple
  • Uvalde bigtooth maple
  • Southwestern bigtooth maple
  • Sabinal maple
  • Western sugar maple

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Acer grandidentatum
  • Family: Aceraceae (Maple Family)
  • Synonyms: A. grandidentatum. Nutt.
  • Some classify it as a subspecies: Acer saccharum subsp. grandidentatum

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to interior western North America.
  • Found in scattered populations from western Montana to northern Mexico, and from Arizona to central Texas and western Oklahoma.
  • Common in canyon bottoms, draws, and moist mountain sites, but also found in drier areas.
  • Generally found between 4,500 and unspecified higher elevations.
  • Specifically mentioned locations include the Edwards Plateau in Texas, Utah (northern and eastern mountains), and the intermountain west.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Can be a multi-stemmed shrub or trained into a small tree.
  • Typically reaches 20 to 50 ft in height.
  • Leaves are opposite, simple, 2 to 5 inches wide and long, deciduous, and palmately 3- to 5-lobed. Lobe margins are entire or sometimes divided.
  • Slow-growing tree.

Ecological Role

  • Well adapted to alkaline soils.
  • Water-conserving landscape tree for the western United States.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Often planted in Boerne, Texas.

Quirky Facts

  • The bigtooth maple is known for its grand color display of yellow, orange, and red leaves in the early fall.
  • The sap can be boiled down to make syrup or sugar.

Further Information

  • Dave's Garden
  • www.maple-trees.com/ pages/canyon- maple.php