Acer rubrum
Red Maple
















Large, shining, dark-green leaves turn a rich scarlet-red in autumn. Small, red flowers in early to mid-spring. Great for streets, parks, or large gardens. 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.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
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.
Common Name: Red Maple
Description and Features
Description: Large, shining, dark-green leaves turn a rich scarlet-red in autumn. Small, red flowers in early to mid-spring. Great for streets, parks, or large gardens. 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.
Height: 8m
Width: 5m
Uses: Street, Shade, 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
Winter: None
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: Red
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_rubrum
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Acer_rubrum
https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/acer/acer-rubrum/
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28728
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/276/acer-rubrum/details
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=275374
https://www.vdberk.co.uk/trees/acer-rubrum/
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/acer-rubrum/
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/acer-rubrum
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/100
https://www.havlis.cz/karta_en.php?kytkaid=869
https://www.ebben.nl/en/treeebb/acrubrum-acer-rubrum
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/acer-rubrum
https://temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Acer+rubrum