Bigtooth Maple

Sun/part shade; deciduous. Outstanding fall color. Bigtooth maple is fairly drought-tolerant and can grow up to 40 feet in the right setting; however, in the Edwards Plateau, it’s mostly a resident of sheltered canyons. Uvalde Bigtooth Maple is a 3-lobed variety of the species.

This is the species many tourists travel to see at Lost Maples State Park in autumn. In recent years, it has become much more widely available in the nursery trade. Although it prefers limestone soil, with proper care it can adapt to clay, sand and rock. It grows slowly as a young plant, and foliage may burn a bit in extreme summer heat.

Seeds are a good food source for wildlife.