1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States
1.4 Types
Not Available
Sugar Maple, Norway Maple, Red Maple
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Woodlands
bottomlands, Forests, Moist Soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,370.00 cm3,779.52 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm1,219.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Yellow green, Chartreuse
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Red, Orange
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Insects
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Birds
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Sap, Tree trunks
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
Edible syrup, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALEURITES moluccanus
ACER nigrum
7.2 Common Name
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
Black Maple
7.2.1 In Hindi
Aleurites moluccanus
Black Maple Tree
7.2.2 In German
Lichtnussbaum
Schwarz Ahorn
7.2.3 In French
Aleurites moluccana
Noir Érable
7.2.4 In Spanish
Aleurites moluccanus
Negro del árbol de arce
7.2.5 In Greek
Aleurites moluccanus
Μαύρο Maple Tree
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Nogueira-de-iguape
Árvore de bordo preto
7.2.7 In Polish
Nogueira-de-iguape
Czarny klon
7.2.8 In Latin
Aleurites moluccanus
White Acer ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Hippocastanoideae
8.10 Number of Species