Botanical Name: Acer rubrum
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Common Name: Red Maple  
Plant photo of: Acer rubrum
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: GardenSoft

  • Description

  • Notes

Red maples are large, deciduous trees with 3 to 5-lobed leaves of medium green. Fall color varies with cultivar. Size also varies with cultivar; the species ranges from 40 to 60 feet tall and 20 to 40 feet wide. Its habit is generally upright and rounded to oval. Relatively fast growing. Tiny red spring flowers are followed by winged seedpods called sumara. Young bark is grey and smooth, becoming a warm brown with an attractive scaly texture as it ages.