Flowers give way to clusters of paired samaras. Pale yellowish-green flowers appear in clusters in spring before the leaves emerge. Leathery, dark green leaves (each to 6” long) turn excellent shades of yellow, orange and scarlet in fall. In comparison to species plants, FALL FIESTA is noted for its (1) vigorous and rapid growth rate, (2) upright, rounded, symmetrical form, (3) thick, leathery, glossy, deep green leaves with waxy upper surfaces and more truncate bases, (4) good resistance to leaf tatter and leaf scorch, (5) good resistance to summer heat, wind and drought, (6) fall color featuring more oranges and reds and (7) excellent winter hardiness. It was selected in August of 1987 from a seedling block of Acer saccharum trees growing at Bailey Nursery, Inc. Maple trees in Missouri: Box Elder (Acer negundo) Big Leaf or Oregon Maple (Acer macrophyllum) Black Maple. 'Bailsta' is a patented cultivar that is sold under the trademark name of FALL FIESTA. Maple pollen season extends from February to May. Saccharum is the genus name for sugarcane. Specific epithet means sugary in reference to the sweet sap. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. It may also be known as rock maple, sugar tree, birds-eye maple, sweet maple, curly maple, or hard maple, particularly when referring to the wood. The sugar maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada.
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Native Americans taught the early colonists how to tap these trees to make maple syrup which has now become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. Sugar maples are long-lived trees which grow relatively slowly (somewhat faster in the first 35 years). Medium green leaves (3-6" wide with 3-5 lobes) turn yellow-orange in autumn, sometimes with considerable color variations. hardwood forest and is one of the trees which is most responsible for giving New England its reputation for spectacular fall color. This tree is a main component of the Eastern U.S. rubrum is most common in the Ozark uplands.
Acer saccharum commonly known as sugar maple is a deciduous, Missouri native tree which will typically grow 40' to 80' tall (sometimes to 100') with a dense, rounded crown. Drummonds red maple, of southeastern Missouri, prefers the wetter locations, while Acer rubrum var.
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