Green Ash vs Sugar Maple (Hard Maple) - TreeTime.ca

Green Ash vs Sugar Maple (Hard Maple)

Acer saccharum

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Sugar Maple (Hard Maple)
Green Ash

Sugar Maple is a large, deciduous tree known for its brilliant fall yellow, orange, and red-orange color display.

This long-lived shade tree features unique "maple"
lobed leaves.

Note: this Zone 4 tree is unlikely to produce commercially viable sap on the prairies.

Green ash is a fast growing tree with incredible golden yellow leaves in fall. This tree is native to the prairies and is well suited for drought and cold. Green ash can also tolerate soil compaction, periods of flooding and a wide variety of soils including alkaline. This makes green ash ideally suited for use in urban environments.

Sugar Maple (Hard Maple) Quick Facts

Green Ash Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2b
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright yellow in early fall
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


In row spacing: 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: hard maple, rock maple
Other Names: downy ash, red ash, swamp ash, water ash