Acer rubrum 'Armstrong'

Narrow, columnar form. Ideal for avenues, streets, and berms. Silver bark is a feature. Autumn leaves are usually yellow-orange, but can be a rich-red in the right environmental conditions. Small, red flowers in early to mid-spring. Prefers moist, well-drained soils in full-sun. However, will grow in a range of soils including sandy, heavy clay, peat, dry, and poor-draining. Also very cold hardy and will tolerate wind. Acer rubrum 'Armstrong' is a hybrid between Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum

Exotic

Deciduous

Tolerates light frosts

Tolerates heavy frosts

Tolerates windy sites

Tolerates heavy rainfall

Clay soils

Poor draining soils

Sandy soils

Dry soils

Full sun

Part shade

Street

Narrow sites

Driveways and avenues

Attracts bees

Family: Sapindaceae, soapberry family, a family of flowering plants.

Genus: Acer, ācer (Latin, adjective), meaning 'sharp', in reference to the pointed leaves. Commonly known as maple, a genus of various trees and shrubs.

Species: Acer rubrum, rubrum (Latin, adjective), meaning 'red', in reference to the colour of the species' flowers.

Cultivar: Acer rubrum 'Armstrong'

Synonyms: Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'

Common Name: Red Maple

Description: Narrow, columnar form. Ideal for avenues, streets, and berms. Silver bark is a feature. Autumn leaves are usually yellow-orange, but can be a rich-red in the right environmental conditions. Small, red flowers in early to mid-spring. Prefers moist, well-drained soils in full-sun. However, will grow in a range of soils including sandy, heavy clay, peat, dry, and poor-draining. Also very cold hardy and will tolerate wind. Acer rubrum 'Armstrong' is a hybrid between Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum

Height: 8m

Width: 3m

Uses: Street, Narrow sites, Driveways and avenues, Attracts bees

Tolerates: Light frosts, Heavy frosts, Windy, Heavy rainfall

Soil Type: Clay soils, Poor draining soils, Sandy soils, Dry soils

Sun and Shade: Full sun, Part shade

Winter Foliage: Deciduous

Origin: Exotic

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Red, Yellow, Orange

• Winter: None

• Spring: Green

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: None

• Spring: Red