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| common_names = Black Maple
| common_names = Black Maple
| growth_habit = deciduous tree
| growth_habit = deciduous tree
| high = 65 ft
| high = 20-30 m
| wide = 25ft
| wide = 0.5-1.5 m trunk diameter
| origin = <!--- country/region of origin -->
| origin = Eastern North America
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = perennial
| lifespan = perennial
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
| hardiness = -45[[Celsius|°C]]
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = 1-10, 14-20, 33, 35-45
| sunset_zones = 1-10, 14-20, 33, 35-45
|species = nigrum
|species = nigrum
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Acer nigrum, Michx. (A. saccharinum var. nigrum, Torr. & Gray. A. saccharum var. nigrum, Brit.). Black Maple. Fig. 99. Large tree, 120 ft., with black bark: lvs. cordate, with the sinus mostly closed, generally 3-lobed, 5-6 in. across, with broad sinuses, the sides of the blade mostly drooping, green and pubescent beneath; lobes acute, entire or obtusely toothed: fr. with diverging wings. Central states. S.S. 13:625. H.T. 326.—Similar to A. saccharum, but of duller appearance and less dense habit
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer|genus page]].''