Oregon Maple (Acer macrophyllum)

Family: Aceraceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring.Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Sap/Syrup, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetener on many foods. — The sap contains a certain amount of sugar and can either be used as a drink, or can be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water.; The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods.; The concentration of sugar is somewhat lower than in the sugar maples (A.; The tree trunk is tapped in the early spring, the sap flowing better on warm sunny days following a frost.

Habitat & North American Range

Found in a variety of soil types, on the banks of streams, in rich bottom lands and on rocky slopes of mountain valleys. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)