Top native maples, mangos, mahogany, citrus, and allies

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Resists

Black walnut 1 Compaction 1 Fire 1 Heat 1 Pollution 1 Urban conditions 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 15 Erect 11 Spreading 11 Multi stemmed 7 Open 7 Oval 7 Climbing 3 Creeping 3 Dense 3 Irregular 3 Mounding 2 Multi trunked 2 Ascending 1 Clumping 1 Horizontal 1 Pyramidal 1

Plant type

Perennial 1 Tree 1

Red Maple Acer rubrum caterpillars 179 hosts 20 food 72 flowers 71 shelter 2