Botanical Name: Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'
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Common Name: Red Sunset Maple  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

A reliable and hardy Red Maple cultivar, Red Sunset® was developed by J. Frank Schmidt and Son Co. It’s a vigorous growing tree with a strong and symmetrical branching pattern. Lustrous, glossy green summer foliage changes to brilliant shades of red and orange-red in the fall. Grows 40 to 45 feet tall and 25 to 35 feet wide, with a broadly oval habit. Like other red maples, Red Sundset produces a tiny red spring flower that is followed by winged seedpods called sumara.