Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · native
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Quick Facts
Height
15–20 ft
Spread
12-20 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Part Shade
Soil
Well Drained
Water
Low
Hardiness
Zone Zones 3a–8b
Bloom Time
April to May
Fall Color
Golden, yellow
Origin
from Nova Scotia to Minnesota and south to Georgia
Watch for this season
Primary Spore Release
Leaf BlisterHigh
Spring Spore Germination and Infection
Nectria CankerHigh
Spore Release (Fall & Spring Rains)
Phyllosticta Leaf SpotHigh
Primary Spore Release
+ 10 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Phenological Calendar
| Stage | Typical Window |
|---|---|
| Bud break BBCH 07 | Feb 15-Mar 15 |
| Leaf emergence BBCH 11 | Mar 1-Apr 1 |
| Bloom start BBCH 61 | May 1-May 31 |
| Bloom end / petal fall BBCH 69 | May 15-Jun 15 |
| Fruit/seed development BBCH 71 | Jun 1-Aug 31 |
| Fruit/seed maturity BBCH 85 | Sep 1-Nov 30 |
| Fall color / leaf senescence BBCH 93 | Oct 1-Nov 15 |
| Dormancy BBCH 97 | Nov 15-Feb 28 |
Diseases: Regionally Documented (17)
Discula destructiva (dogwood), Kabatiella and Discula spp... Anthracnose Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Bacterial Leaf Spot and Dieback Bigleaf Maple Decline (Bigleaf Maple Dieback) Phytophthora spp. (P Bleeding Canker Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Cryptostroma corticale Sooty Bark Disease Rhytisma punctatum Tar Spots Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Kretzschmaria deusta Brittle Decay Multiple Basidiomycete fungi cause wood decay in trees Wood Decay Multiple possible causes (see Disease Cycle section) Fasciation Phyllosticta spp. Phyllosticta Leaf Spot
Pests: Regionally Documented (13)
Aphidoidea Aphid Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Pulvinaria innumerabilis Cottony maple scale Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Vasates quadripedes Maple Bladdergall Mite Proteoteras aesculana Maple tip moth (Maple twig borer) Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Leucoma salicis Satin moth Boisea rubrolineata Western boxelder bug Frankliniella occidentalis Western flower thrips Proteoteras moffatiana Maple shoot moth
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