Chalk Maple
Acer leucoderme
Also known as: Hybrid Sugar Maple
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Sapindaceae
- Genus:
- Acer
- Species:
- Acer leucoderme
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub , Tree
- Height:
- 20-40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- apr, may
- Bloom Colors:
- Yellow
Native Range
United States: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Acronicta dactylina, American Dagger Moth (Acronicta americana), Ashen Pinion (Lithophane antennata), Baltimore bomolocha moth (Hypena baltimoralis), Bethune's Pinion (Lithophane bethunei), broken-banded leafroller (Choristoneura fractivittana), Bruce spanworm (Operophtera bruceata), Caloptilia umbratella, Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia), Chain-lined geometer moth (Cingilia catenaria), chalybeana leafroller moth (Acleris chalybeana), common lytrosis moth (Lytrosis unitaria), Confused Morrisonia (Morrisonia confusa), Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidoides), Dark-spotted Palthis (Palthis angulalis), Dasychira obliquata, Dichomeris ligulella, Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americana), elm spanworm moth (Ennomos subsignaria), fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria), Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea), Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria), Garman Quaker (Orthosia garmani), Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), Heterocampa biundata, Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae), Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis), Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), Itame pustularia, lemon plagodis (Plagodis serinaria), Limbata angle moth (Nematocampa limbata), Linden looper (Erannis tiliaria), Luna moth (Actias luna), maple borer (Synanthedon acerni), Maple leaf blotch miner (Cameraria aceriella), maple leafcutter moth (Paraclemensia acerifoliella), maple looper moth (Parallelia bistriaris), Maple spanworm (Ennomos magnaria), maple trumpet skeletonizer (Catastega aceriella), maple twig borer (Proteoteras aesculana), maple-basswood leafroller (Sparganothis pettitana), Morning-glory prominent moth (Schizura ipomoeae), Morrisonia latex, Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia), Nameless Pinion (Lithophane innominata), Norman's Quaker (Crocigrapha normani), Obliquebanded leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana), Olethreutes glaciana, Olethreutes nigranum, Orthosia revicta, Peridea basitriens, Peridea ferruginea, Phyllonorycter clemensella, Phyllonorycter lucidicostella, Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus), Porcelain Gray (Protoboarmia porcelaria), Proteoteras moffatiana, Red Maple Borer (Synanthedon acerrubri), red-humped oakworm moth (Symmerista canicosta), retarded dagger moth (Acronicta retardata), Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda), Saddled Prominent (Heterocampa guttivitta), sharp-lined tussock moth (Dasychira dorsipennata), Sparganothis acerivorana, spiny looper moth (Phigalia titea), Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata), sugarcane leafminer (Glaucolepis saccharella), sugarcane leafminer (Cameraria saccharella), Symmerista leucitys, tawny brown carpet moth (Anacamptodes ephyraria), three-lined leafroller (Pandemis limitata), ugly-nest caterpillar moth (Archips cerasivorana), Virginia Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica), White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), woodland leafroller (Pandemis lamprosana)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 6.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers fertile, humus-rich environments
Germination Information
Pre-treatment: Cold-moist stratification for 30 days at 1–5°C (34–41°F).; then Cold-moist stratification for 60 days.
Source: OpenAI GPT-4o