Acer nigrum - Wikipedia
Acer nigrum, the black maple, is a species of maple closely related to A. saccharum (sugar maple), and treated by some authors as a subspecies of it, as Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum. [2][3] Identification can be confusing due to the tendency of the two species to form hybrids.
Black maple - The Morton Arboretum
Black maple, once considered a separate species (Acer nigrum), is now considered a subspecies of sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum). It displays similar characteristics of a dense, rounded crown; dark, furrowed bark, and brilliant fall color. It …
Black Maple - US Forest Service Research and Development
Black maple (Acer nigrum), also called black sugar maple, hard maple, or rock maple, is closely related to sugar maple (A. saccharum) in habit, range, and quality and use of wood. Black maple grows on a variety of soils, but most commonly on moist …
Acer nigrum — black maple - Go Botany
Black maple is a graceful tree typically found on moist, high-pH soils. It very closely resembles sugar maple (Acer saccharum), but its leaves tend to be hairier and turn yellow in the fall rather than orange. It is regarded as rare in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum (Black Maple) | North Carolina ...
Black Maple is a large deciduous tree in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family native to Eastern and Central USA and can be found in the mountains of NC. The genus Acer means maple, saccharum means sugar, and nigrum means black. It typically grows 60 to 80 feet tall with a rounded crown.
Black Maple - Acer nigrum - Maple-trees.com
Black Maple. Scientific Name: Acer nigrum. The Black Maple is also know under the names: Black Sugar Maple, Hard Maple and Rock Maple. The Black maple tree is closely related to the sugar maple with a similar habit related culture and dispersion.
Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum - Plant Finder
Subsp. nigrum commonly called black maple is very similar in appearance to sugar maple. It is a large, deciduous tree with ascending branching, typically growing 60-75’ (less frequently to 100’) tall with a dense rounded crown.