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§1 Plant — species · Aceraceae

Acer grandidentatum Nutt.

vernacular bigtooth maple


USDA
ACGR3
GBIF
7546232
Rank
species
bigtooth maple (Acer grandidentatum)
Platephotograph · Shawn EconoCC BY-NC-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Aceraceae Juss.
Genus
Acer
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Native

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Medium
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Medium
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
None
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-31 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
16–30 in/yr
pH range
6–8
Root depth
24 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
38 ft
Height @ 20 y
20 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
6,350
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Fuelwood
High
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 1 of 56 Montana counties.

Native · 1 counties

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ACGR3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/7546232 ↗

Record version

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