Scientific Name
Acer rubrum

Common Name
Red maple

Hardiness Zones: 3-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Site Requirements: Sun to shade; range of soil types
Texture: Medium
Form: Pyramidal when young; ascending branches with an irregular rounded crown
Height: 40 to 60'
Width: 25 to 45'
Leaf: 2 to 5" opposite, simple leaf with 3 to 5 lobes; often triangular shape; variability fall color from tree to tree - yellow, yellow-green, orange to red
Flower/Fruit: Small red flowers in dense clusters in late winter to early spring
Comments: Naturally occurs in low wet sites; some air pollution tolerance; one of the first trees to show fall color; wide variation due to seedlings; easy to transplant
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