Maple (Acer mono)

Family: Aceraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early 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 considerably 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

Mountains all over Japan. Hillsides, mountain valleys and forests from sea level to 1800 metres in China. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)