Botanical Name: Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
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Common Name: Scanlon Red Maple; Bowhall Red Mapl  
Plant photo of: Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

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

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Connon Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

'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.