Do maple trees like alkaline or acidic soil?

There are different varieties of maple trees, from small, decorative Japanese maples to giant, 80-foot Acer maples (the kind from which you can get maple syrup). Generally, maple trees like soil that is slightly acid.

• Japanese maple trees like slightly acid, sandy loam soil with a pH of between 5.5 - 6.5.
• Acer maples (commonly known as "sugar" maples, and the kind from which you can get maple syrup) like soils that range from a pH of 5.5 - 7.3. However, they have been found growing in soils that are strongly acid at pH 3.7.