Is Striped Maple deer resistant?
Acer pensylvanicum
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 3–7LightFull shade to part shade
Mature height180–420 in
BloomSpringMaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range21 US states
About Striped Maple
Green bark with vertical white stripes on young stems, best on a multi-stemmed plant in shade. Also called moosewood because deer and moose browse it heavily in winter, which is worth weighing against the Seldom Damaged rating. A cool-climate understorey tree that struggles in heat.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 4.5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 118 to 177 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Striped Maple
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Striped Maple grows
Hardy across most of these 48 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesotanative
- Missouri
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delaware
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 21 US states in total.
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Striped Maple
- Is Striped Maple deer resistant?
- Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Striped Maple grow in?
- Striped Maple is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Striped Maple grow in shade?
- Yes. Striped Maple tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Striped Maple get?
- Mature height is roughly 180–420 in. Growth rate is moderate.