Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Ranch, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Lawn, Patio, Street Tree

 

Special Uses

Screen, Shade Tree

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

'Scanlon' has superb red autumn colour and a reasonably narrow, upright habit. The leaves are lush green in the summer months, turning to rich orange and red in the autumn before falling. The narrow habit makes this cultivar more suitable than the other Acer rubrum listed here for small gardens with limited space. Grows 30 to 40 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide. Scanlon, like other red maples, has tiny red spring flowers followed by red, winged seedpods called sumara. May also be listed as A. r. Bowhall.

Grow in nearly any soil as long as it is well drained. Prefers loamy soils. Grows in full sun but will tolerate partial shade. When planted in lawns that are over watered, it may become shallow rooted.