| Description | Greencolumn Maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum) A broad columnar Maple with golden yellow fall foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (AY-ser)(sack-AR-rum) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to, moist, tolerates drier conditions than Sugar Maples |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | samara |
| Leaves | golden to orange yellow fall foliage |
| Stems | alligator deep furrowed bark |
| Dimensions | can reach 70 tall with a spread of 30 feet, broad columnar shape |
| Propagation | grafting |
| Cultivar Origin | Found in 1959 by William R Heard as a natural occurring seedling in Boone County Iowa |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Greencolumn Maple, Greencolumn Black Maple, Greencolumn Sugar Maple |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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