Acer saccharum 'Commemoration'
Commemoration® Sugar Maple
Commemoration Sugar Maple is a long-living native deciduous tree with a dense broad oval crown and palmate foliage that turns a outstanding shades of burnt orange, copper-bronze, and red in fall. Neither flowers or fruit is significant. Best color in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Intolerant of pollution and road salt. Commemoration has improved resistance to leaf tatter.
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Type: |
Tree |
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Height: |
40' - 50' |
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Spread: |
30' - 40' |
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Spacing: |
35' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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Season of Interest: |
Fall |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium maintenance. Water regularly. Susceptible to verticillium wilt, anthracnose, cankers, leaf spot, and tar spot. Also susceptible to aphids, borers, and scale. Leaf scorch may be a problem with drought conditions in full sun.
LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, and Shade Tree
COMPANION PLANTS: Carex, St. John's Wort, Inland Sea Oats
IMAGES: Justin A. Wilcox, Timber Ridge Christian Church High View WV 2009 07 19 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Famartin, 2020-10-22 13 14 26 A Sugar Maple changing color in autumn along Brightfield Lane in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer saccharum Commemoration 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer saccharum Commemoration 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
