Aceraceae (Acer)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Acer (saccharum)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Aceraceae

Family Common Name:
Maple family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Acer

Species:
saccharum

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Marsh

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Common Name:
Sugar maple

Species Code:
ACESAC

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General Distribution:
A. saccharum is found in temperate deciduous forests of eastern North America.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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Grow Time:
0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 72 days. Germination occurs at 5 C.

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References:
Webb, D. P. and Dumbroff, E. B. (1969). Factors influencing the stratification process in seeds of Acer saccharum. Can. J. Bot. 47, 1555-1563.
Table 10.13 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol J.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Acer saccharum Marsh plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/06/17). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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