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Top 4 Maple Trees for San Antonio / Austin / Helotes / South Central Texas

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​​1.Bigtooth Maple

A Texas native as seen in the beautiful Los Maples State Park, the Bigtooth Maple is the gold standard for South Central Texas Maple Trees. Because its a native it can take our heat and drought when established. Bigtooths have been known to survive with little to no addition water beyond rainfall after several years of establishment. As for fall foliage, Bigtooth Maples do not disappoint. A deep orangish-red color of a classic Maple tree. Its for this reason Bigtooth Maple trees are so sought after! Couple the fact that Bigtooth Maples are difficult to propagate and you have a recipe for rarity! Luckily we absolutely love the Bigtooth Maple and have spend almost two decades learning the secrets to growing these majestic trees. You can buy Bigtooth Maple trees at Wilson Tree Nursery in Helotes, TX NOW and year round!

2.Shantung Maple

Few Maple trees are as drought resistant as the Shantung Maple. With a beautiful leaf and excellent fall foliage, this tree is one you should consider if you love Maples! Shantung Maples can grows 20 plus feet tall and make a beautiful understory tree.

3.Caddo Maple

Until only recently the Caddo Maple tree was believed to be the same tree as the Bigtooth Maple. When you see the two side by side you can understand why! In fact, even we have trouble distinguishing the two! Caddo Maple perform just as well as the Bigtooth Maple in South Central Texas, and have even been known to make larger leaves than the Bigtooth at times. Caddo Maples also make a fall foliage color and have a growth rate and style incredibly similar to the Bigtooth Maple Tree. The Caddo is highly drought and heat resistant.

4.Mexican Sugar Maple

Not much is known about the Mexican Sugar Maple as it is a very rare tree. Even rarer than the Bigtooth Maple and relatively new to the South Central Texas market, the Mexican Sugar Maple is one we are watching closely with lots of hope. One of the best features of this Maple are its leaves that grow to giant sizes and make a full, beautiful tree. The Mexican Sugar Maples comes out very early in the spring and always gives a show! The Mexican Sugar Maple is also a quick grower for Maple trees and gets taller than the Bigtooth or Shantung. The Mexican Sugar Maple has been found to like a lot of water to look its best and unfortunately, there is still much to learn about this intriguing tree.

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Perhaps no tree inspires as much love and interest as Maple trees. The vibrant colors Maples can display make them memorable and envied. Unfortunately, South Central Texas' extreme heat and drought do not mix well with Maple trees. Maples trees tend to prefer the cooler temperatures of the north. Most Maples look fine, even excellent in our springs, but once summer rolls around the majority of Maples look beaten and weathered. Some even die! There are a handful of Maple trees that can take the brutal heat, and of those handful we have chosen our top 4. These Maples can survive and thrive in South Central Texas. Infact, #1 on our list in a Texas Native! You can't get much better than that! In addition to hardiness, we chose the Maples that have the showiest, prettiest fall foliage.