Acer rubrum

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.

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

Shade

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.

Common Name: Red Maple

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