Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum

Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum (= Acer nigrum), commonly known as Black Sugar Maple, is a tree.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum 11.1 History 11.2 Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum was already described and the name validly published by François André Michaux. It was not until 1952, however, that Yves Desmarais reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

The Black Sugar Maple is a subspecies in the genus Acer (maple) which contains 111 species and belongs to the family of the Aceraceae (Maple Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum is a decidious plant with simple leaves. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. They are palmately lobed.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are five-petaled. The plants bloom in April. The flowers are arranged in corymbs.

The fruits are schizocarps.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum is native to east Canada, the Northeast of the US and the central Northeast of the US.

[edit] Cultivation

The Black Sugar Maple can withstand temperatures down to -28,2º C. It grows best in sandy or pebbly, loamy soil.

[edit] Uses

[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

 Please read the health issues note! 

[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum

[edit] History

[edit] Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Acer saccharum ssp. nigrumfr:Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum