Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Types
Sugar Maple, Norway Maple, Red Maple
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Number of Varieties
15190
0
40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, Forests, Moist Soils
marshes, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
9 - 6
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,779.52 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,219.20 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Purple, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
White, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange
Purple, Tan
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Purple, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Water once every two or three weeks
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back all stems to the same height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Drought, Edema
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
Noxious Weed
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Tonic
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Tree trunks
Leaves
Other Uses
Edible syrup, Used as Ornamental plant
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ACER nigrum
SACCHARUM ravennae
Common Name
Black Maple
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
In Hindi
Black Maple Tree
Plume Grass
In German
Schwarz Ahorn
Plume Gras
In French
Noir Érable
Plume Herbe
In Spanish
Negro del árbol de arce
Penacho de hierba
In Greek
Μαύρο Maple Tree
Plume Grass
In Portuguese
Árvore de bordo preto
Plume grama
In Polish
Czarny klon
Pióropusz Trawa
In Latin
White Acer ligno
Kessinger Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Sapindales
Cyperales
Family
Aceraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Acer
Saccharum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Areceae
Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
10400
1
27800
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