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- Winter twig
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- Summer foliage
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- Fall color
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- Fall color
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- Flowers
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- Seeds (samaras)
Scientific Name:
Acer rubrum
Common Name:
Red maple
Scientific Name Pronounciation:
(AY-ser ROO-brum)
Plant Type:
Tree
Plant Hardiness Zones:
3-9
Plant Hardiness Zone(s):
Usual Size:
40-60 ft. H X 25-45 ft. W
Flower:
Small red flowers in dense clusters
Bloom Time Notes:
Early spring
Leaf:
Opposite; triangular shaped with palmate lobes
Fruit:
Paired red or pink winged samara "helicopter" about 3/4 inch long
Wildlife:
Pollen for insects, seeds eaten by birds and small mammals
Natural Habitat:
Low, rich woods; along the margins of lakes, marshes, and swamps; in wet thickets; on floodplains and stream terraces
Propagation:
Seed
Bloom Time:
Sun or Shade:
Companion Plants:
Cultural Notes:
Red maple has nice fall color; flowers are somewhat showy in late winter to early spring; good shade tree; tolerates some air pollution; grows in most soil types and moisture levels; a number of cultivars are available in the nursery trade (such as 'October Glory').
Best in moist, fertile, loamy soils but also grows in dry, rocky, upland soil.