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© Crystal Strouse

bigtooth maple
Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum


  Colorado

Dimensions
Height: 20.0 ft. to 30.0 ft.
Spread: 20.0 ft. to 30.0 ft.
Growth Form
Shrub, Tree
Program Association
Approved Street Trees, Nature in the City
Wildlife Uses
Large Mammals, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
Sun Requirements
Full Sun, Part Sun
Water Requirements
Low
Plant Community
Foothills
Season of Bloom
April, May
Flower Color
Inconspicious
Leaf Color
Green Shades
Aggressiveness
Not aggressive
Design Considerations
Fall Color
Other Considerations
Deer Tolerant, No City Data
Duration
Perennial
Soil Type
Rocky, Variable
Pests/Disease Prone
No
Hazards/Toxic
No City Data.

Notes

Plants National Database recognizes two varieties of A. grandidentatum, both native to the U.S. Variety grandidentatum is native to most of the Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado and variety sinuosum is native to Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Flowers are wind pollinated.