MEDIUM CANOPY TREE; NEON RED FALL COLORS; RED FLOWERS IN VERY EARLY SPRING; POLLINATORS NEED TREES LIKE THIS IN THE SPRINGTIME FOR EARLY FOOD.

Species: Acer rubrum

Plant Size, Type & Delivery Height: 1.5” diameter trunk ; Greater than 6 Feet Tall; Balled & Burlap

Ball & Burlap or Potted: Ball & Burlap

Mature Height: 60 feet

Growth Rate: Medium; 12-24”/year

Sunlight: Full Sun

Drought & Heat Tolerant: Slightly

Description:  The red maple is an easy choice for most any yard.  The tree is best known for it’s stunning intense red color in the fall and it’s usually the first tree to bloom in the spring with deep red flower poofs, bees foraging for an early spring food source especially love red maples.  The young stems of this tree are usually tinged red in the winter as well and it has a smooth gray trunk that appears almost ceramic.    It’s a tree you can’t go wrong with if you’re not sure exactly what kind of tree to get, you can’t really go wrong with a red maple for your selection.    

Growing Considerations:  This is a fairly tough tree. It likes most any soil type.  It prefers a more wet soil year-round but can withstand a period of dryness once a year.  Not the best tree to plant near asphalt and concrete for this reason.  Unlike its sugar maple cousin, this tree prefers a yard that is in full sun.  For maximum fall color interest, consider planting red maple with sugar maple to have alternating varied fall color patterns.    

Mono-Culture Risk: Overplanted in Some Areas; Consider Sugar Maple

Invasive Risk: None