University of Illinois Extension

Maple

Selection Info:

Norway - Tolerates dry soil,
40 - 90 feet tall.
Crimson King (Dark purple foliage) schwedler (purplish green foliage)

Columnar varieties
Japanese - wide range uses, 15 - 25 feet tall.
Red - moist or dry acidic soils 40 - 60 feet tall.
Green (Gold fall color) & red foliage, cultivars, many cultivars include columnar silver - Fast grower, weak wood tolerates wide range of growing conditions, 50 - 120 feet tall.
Sugar - tolerates light shade, forest tree, moist well-drained soils, 60 - 120 feet tall.
Boxelder - weak wooded, short lived weedy tree, gets boxelder bug.

Some Common Diseases:
Anthracnose
Sooty mold
Verticillium wilt
Scorch
Chlorosis
Canker
Wetwood
Chemical injury
Wood rot
Root rot
Some Common Insects and Insect-related:
Scale - Cottony - Leucanium - Oystershell
Aphids
Leaf Miner
Leaf Hopper
Flat headed apple borer
Leaf galls
Aerified mites