Acer saccharum - 1700 Lindbergh on Pershing Sugar maple is one of our most beautiful native trees. It grows to a height of over 65 feet, has medium green leaves which change to a beautiful reddish orange in the fall. Sugar maple prefers moist, well-drained, fertile soils and can tolerate deep shading. Boston Blvd Green Mountain sugar maple has dark leathery leaves and tolerates heat and dry conditions better than sugar or black maple, its parents. Acer nigrum - 529 W. Genesee Black maple has yellow fall leaf color and has been under cultivation since 1753.
Black maple is native to the Eastern United States and is used for maple syrup production.
This species has leaves with a recurved edge which are dark green on top and yellowish green on the bottom. Acer tartaricum - 515 Robert Tatarian maple is a small tree or large shrub with a fairly slow growth rate. The fruit of this species occurs in August and stays red for several weeks. The leaves resemble those of amur maple and it may be difficult to tell the difference between these two species. Aesculus hippocastanum - 919 Jerome Horsechestnut is native to Greece and Albania and was first cultivated in 1576.