Maple, (Sugar) Flashfire Acer saccharum 'JFS-Caddo2' Height: 45 feet Spread: 40 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a Other Names: Hard Maple, Rock Maple Description: A compact, oval growth habit, with extraordinary red-orange early fall colors; shapely and neat, a fine specimen tree for the smaller landscape; adaptable to soils; adapted to heat and humidity Ornamental Features Maple, (Sugar) Flashfire is primarily valued in the landscape for its decidedly oval form. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of yellow, orange and scarlet in the fall. Landscape Attributes Maple, (Sugar) Flashfire is a dense deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics. Maple, (Sugar) Flashfire is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Maple, (Sugar) Flashfire will grow to be about 45 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 5 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more; think of this as a heritage tree for future generations! This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species. Special Attributes Sugar Maples generally have few to some seeds in the Pacific Northwest Desert with proper watering through the growing season. If it seeds the samaras, commonly known as helicopters for their winged shape. The size of seeds are up to 2 inches long.
