Life History and Disturbance Response of Acer nigrum (Black Maple)
Family: Aceraceae
Guild: persistant, slow-growing, understory tolerant
Functional Lifeform: large deciduous tree
Ecological Role: A lowland species that is often found near streams and rivers or the moist soils of rich hardwood forests. Is apparently better suited to the warmer dryer prairie climate that other species of the sugar maple complex
Lifespan, yrs (typical/max): ?/200
Shade Tolerance: tolerant
Height, m: 20-34m
Canopy Tree: yes
Pollination Agent: wind
Seeding, yrs (begins/optimal/declines): 4yrs
New Cohorts Source: seeds/no info on vegative reproduction
Flowering Dates: late spring
Seedfall Begins: early fall
Seed Banking: up to 1 yr
Cold Stratification Required: yes
Seed Type/Dispersal Distance/Agent: winged/200m/wind
Season of Germination: spring
Seedling Rooting System: unknown
Establishment Seedbed Preferences:
Substrate: variable
Light: overstory shade
Moisture: moist required
Temperature:
Disturbance Response:
Fire: Assumed similar to sugar maple
Weather:
Air Pollution:
Exotics: