Scientific Name
Acer saccharum
Classification of a Maple Tree
Domain- Eukarya ---> Kingdom- Plantea ---> Phylum- Magnoliophyta --->
Class- Magnoliopsida ---> Orders- Sapindales ---> Families- Aceraceae --->
Genus- Acer ---> Speices- Saccharum
Class- Magnoliopsida ---> Orders- Sapindales ---> Families- Aceraceae --->
Genus- Acer ---> Speices- Saccharum
Niche of a Maple Tree
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- Grows slowly
- Can grow 70-100 feet tall
- Lives in northern climates
- Can live to be 130-150 years old
- Has a very high amount of sugar
in its sap which is used to make maple syrup - Predators are Maple Gall Mites