Sugar Maple maple

The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.

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Sugar Maple maple for sale

Choose a size - pot-grown

All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.

• PG12-year 12L pot-grown tree, £73.00
  Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
  

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Tree specification

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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about Sugar Maple maple

The Sugar Maple is the species you need if you intend to produce your own maple syrup. However while this species can grow successfully in the UK, our maritime climate, and particularly our mild winters, mean sap production is not commercially viable - although you could still collect a small quantity for tasting purposes once the tree is large enough.

Fortunately the Sugar Maple is also one of the most spectacular maple species when it comes to autumn leaf colour. The best colours arise in climates where autumn nights are cool and days still warm and sunny.

History

The Sugar Maple, also known as the Rock Maple, is native to the north-east of the USA and Canada, particularly around the Great Lakes. The sap of many other maple species can also be used to produce maple syrup, but the sap of the Sugar Maple is the clearest and sweetest.

You can find more about maple syrup production from the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Assocation.

As well as being the main source of maple syrup, and a popular ornamental tree, the mature wood of this maple species also has excellent tonal qualities. It is the main wood used in the construction of Rickenbacker electric guitars (the grain can be seen most clearly in their natural "Mapleglo" colour range, as shown in our photograph). It is also often used for the necks of Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars. The grain contours are particularly attractive, often with interesting "birds-eye" patterns.

The Sugar Maple is closely associated with Canada, but the maple leaf on the Canadian flag is a generic stylised maple leaf, and not necessarily a Sugar Maple leaf.

The Sugar Maple is often confused with the Silver Maple on account of their similar Latin species names - Acer saccharum and Acer saccharinum respectively.

British-grown trees

Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK. Find out more.

All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance. Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS. Find out more.

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When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions. Find out more.