Acer rubrum

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Height: 12-15 m

Width: 10-12 m

Zone: 3

Exposure: Sun to part shade

Native

Small to medium-sized broad-leaved hardwood Maple.  Crown is small, dense and narrow with spreading or ascending branches.  Flowers appear in bright red clusters.  Leaves are green in the Summer, turning red in the Fall.

Red maples thrive on a wide range of soil types, tolerate more moisture, pH and elevation than any other forest species in North America.  

Native to Ontario and other parts of North America. In autumn, the bright red leaves make a striking contrast against dark-coloured evergreens or the white bark and yellow foliage of birches. It can be grown as a specimen tree or multi-stemmed plant.