Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Houseplants >> Plants for Details >> Other

Florida Maple 'Caddo' (Acer saccharum 'Caddo'): Heat and Drought Tolerant Sugar Maple Selection

Florida Maple Caddo

Overview

'Caddo' is a heat- and drought-tolerant selection of sugar maple native to southwestern Oklahoma. Reaches over 30 feet with star-shaped leaves that turn muted yellow to orange in fall. Leathery, deeply lobed, dark green leaves resist tatter and scorch. Oval crown, upright habit. Great street or shade tree for southern climates.

Cultivation

Fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Once established, tolerates drought and non-irrigated lawns.

Other: Maple Spindle Gall Mites: Cosmetic Leaf Galls; Japanese Maple Cutting Propagation: Difficult but Possible; Growing Ground Cover Under Mature Maple Trees: Solutions for Shade and Root Competition; Japanese Maple Post-Transplant Care on Mound; Red Maple (Acer rubrum): Ubiquitous Native with Scarlet Spring and Fall; Shantung Maple (Acer truncatum): Tough Asian Maple for Urban Landscapes; Amur Maple (Acer ginnala): Compact Fall Color; Growing Acer (Japanese Maple): Planting and Protection Tips; Maples (Acer): From Patio Specimens to Majestic Shade Trees; Japanese Maple Leaf Wilt After Cold Snap: Sunscald Risk

Garden Articles

Grass Under Norway Maple: Mulch, Not Rocks

Struggling Acer Globosum (Globe Maple): Root Issues and Recovery

Perennials for Dry Shade Under a Maple in Zone 3/4 Minnesota

Shade-Tolerant Evergreen Privacy Under Maple: Root Competition Solutions

Managing Lawn Under Dense Maples: Groundcovers Beat Grass

Cutleaf Japanese Maple (Dissectum Group): The Classic Green Weeping Laceleaf

Southern Sugar Maple (Acer barbatum): Heat-Tolerant Maple

Plants

Lightning Strike on Japanese Maple: Wound Care and Shade Color

Cutleaf Japanese Maple 'Tamukeyama': Classic Weeping Purple-Red Laceleaf

Cutleaf Japanese Maple 'Seiryu': The Upright Green Laceleaf Exception

Amur Maple 'Flame' (Acer ginnala): Brilliant Fall Color in a Compact Package

Three-Flower Maple (Acer triflorum): Peeling Bark and Brilliant Orange-Red Fall Color

Red Maple Better Than Empress Tree for Shade

Silver Maple Problems: Weak Wood, Invasive Roots, and Better Shade Tree Choices