Sugar maple
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Sep 14, 2026
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Welcome to this quiet look at sugar maples and the changing colors of autumn.
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You're welcome to rest as we explore what happens inside their leaves when summer gives way to cooler days.
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beneath the familiar green, yellow and orange pigments are already present.
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What allows those hidden colours to become visible as autumn arrives? A sugar maple's autumn colours belong to a tree with a recognisable shape and a particular arrangement of leaves.
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Before following the changes within those leaves, we can look at the features that identify the tree carrying them.
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Sugar maples are native to eastern North America.
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Their scientific name, Acer saccharum, distinguishes them from other maples that may grow nearby.
Ricky ClausenHOST
Of course, we think of a lot of the trees that start to change color.
Ricky ClausenHOST
Um, a lot of those maple trees that are absolutely gorgeous in different shades of oranges and reds, like the Autumn Blaze, the Sugar Maple, those are another stunning one, uh, for something nice and tall that you can really enjoy into the fall here.
Ricky ClausenHOST
So that's another bonus one that you, that I'll add to the list here at the end of this episode.
Ricky ClausenHOST
But we talked a lot about last week, um, is fall a good time to plant? And yes, but you don't wanna wait too long.
Matt McFarlandHOST
Oh, yes.
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Acer saccharum.
Matt McFarlandHOST
Right.
Matt McFarlandHOST
OK, let's say top four.