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Acer saccharum 'Whit XLIX' Powder Keg®

 
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Acer saccharum 'Whit XLIX' Powder Keg® - Powder Keg® Caddo sugar maple
Image: Wong, Jessica
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Common name: Powder Keg® Caddo sugar maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution: Species native to e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Plant Patent Info.: PP23,957; 8 October, 2013
Comments: This is a drought and heat resistant selection from one of our best known, deciduous forest natives. It was selected from the heat-tolerant Caddo County sugar maples native to canyons in Oklahoma. Uprigh and oval in youth, becoming more rounded with age. Should grow 50' tall by 40' wide. This selection could be used as a shade tree or windbreak for tough, dry conditions. Nice orange-red fall color.
Links: Lacebark Inc. • The Maple Scoiety of North America- Cultivar Database • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search • US Patent and Trademark Office- Trademark Search

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AE01 (AE01) • Accession: D2014-0083.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: FLS: CB25 (CB25) • Accession: D2014-0083.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HED: CU17 (CU17) • Accession: D2014-0083.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: VVW: AR20 (AR20) • Accession: D2014-0083.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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