It's most closely related to other maple trees within the genus *Acer*. These include:

* Sugar Maple (*Acer saccharum*)

* Silver Maple (*Acer saccharinum*)

* Amur Maple (*Acer ginnala*)

* Norway Maple (*Acer platanoides*)

All these trees belong to the same family, Sapindaceae, which also includes horse chestnuts, lychees, and longans.