They taught French and English colonists to collect maple sap. When colonists settled in the Northeast, Native Americans bartered with their "bark sugar," maple sugar stored in bark boxes. Maple sugar was the only sweetener used by Native Americans of the Northeast, and they used it to make a sauce for many of their foods. Sugar maple sap contains 2 to 6 percent sugar. Sap collected from the trees in late winter is boiled to produce a thick syrup. Sugar maple is also valued for the production of maple syrup. The strength of this wood is reflected in the genus name, Acer (Latin for sharp), referring to ancient Rome's use of maple to make handles for spears saccharum is the Latin word for sugar and refers to the high sugar content in this species' sap. Of particular value is maple wood with abnormal grain patterns called "curly maple" and "bird's eye maple." These types of maple have been used to make gun stocks and violins. It is called "hard maple" in the lumber industry and is a popular wood for furniture. Sugar maple has a heavy, light brown, close-grained wood. Leaf colors range from bright yellows to orange and red. Sugar maple is best known for its outstanding fall color that is so characteristic of New England states. The bud scales are arranged in an IMBRICATE (overlapping) fashion. ‘Sweet Shadow' - Medium green leaves with deep "cut leaf" lobes. Sugar maple twigs are fairly thin, with opposite leaf scars, and a true terminal bud.‘Sentry' or ‘Temple's Upright' - A narrow, upright form often confused with ‘Newton Sentry.' It was once called A. Hornbeam maple trees grow to between 20 and 30 ft. The larval gallery deeply engraved on the surface of the exposed wood distinguishes scars caused by sugar maple borer from those caused by other agents.saccharum ‘Columnare.' It is similar to ‘Sentry.' It is a relatively slow-growing tree that was once called A. ‘Newton Sentry' - The most common of the upright sugar maple cultivars.‘Legacy' - Has attractive, thick, glossy foliage, but is susceptible to Verticillium wilt.Green Mountain® - Popular drought-tolerant cultivar that has dark, leathery foliage.‘Commemoration' - Has dense, dark green foliage that turns yellow-orange-red in fall 10-14 days earlier than the species.Walters, North Central Experiment Station: Northern Hardwood Notes 7.02. cognizing and Preventing Maple Decline, James W. Its three- to five-lobed leaves appear after the greenish yellow flowers of spring. It has a dense crown of leaves, which turn various shades of gold to scarlet in fall. The sugar maple tree may grow to a height of 40 metres (130 feet). It is fairly tolerant of heat and has good yellow-orange fall color. Sugar Maple Decline: An Evaluation, by Arthur H. The leaf of the sugar maple is the national emblem of Canada. ‘Bonfire' - Has a round crown and broad, shiny leaves.
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