Cosmic Flare™ Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum
Description:
This selection originated from a seedling propagated boulevard tree in Fargo, North Dakota. Similar shape as Apollo® sugar maple but wider making it an excellent boulevard tree candidate. Extremely dense foliage during the summer with earlier fall shutdown as compared to other commercially available cultivars.
Hardiness:
USDA hardiness zones 3b to 6
Mature Size:
Height: 30'
Spread: 18'
Form (Shape):
Pyramidal-Rounded
Growth Rate:
Medium
Foliage:
Deciduous
Spring/Summer: excellent medium green color throughout the summer showing no signs of chlorosis on a soil pH greater than 7.8
Autumn: ranges from yellow-orange to orange-red, depending on the year.
Texture:
Medium
Flower:
Produced in drooping corymbs before the leaves emerge. Short-lived spring interest, not overly showy.
Fruit:
Schizocarp (two-winged samara) ripening in fall, not showy.
Light Preferences:
Full sun exposure
Soil Preferences:
Prefers a deep, well-drained, non-droughty soil, will tolerate higher pH levels than the species.
Propagation:
Summer budding onto northern sugar maple rootstocks.
Ornamental Attributes
Extreme density of the summer foliage and pyramidal-rounded form which sets it apart from the species (upright oval to rounded with a height of 45 feet and 40-foot spread) and other sugar maple cultivars.
Landscape Attributes:
Excellent medium green color throughout the summer showing no signs of chlorosis on a soil pH greater than 7.
Patent Status:
- U.S. Trademark - pending
- Canadian Trademark - pending
Comments
The mature form is similar to Greenspire® linden (Tilia cordata 'PNI 6025') which is one of the most commonly planted littleleaf linden cultivars. Littleleaf lindens have been overplanted in many regions and Cosmic Flare™ would be an excellent substitute for planting diversity.
Licensing Status:
This cultivar is available for non-exclusive licensing.
Availability
Not available commercially yet
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