Red Maple

Acer rubrum 'Northwood' Sapindaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Newman Overlook

Source of plant

Schmidt & Son Co., Bailey Nurseries

Description

Round, oval crown with branches ascending from trunk at approximately 45 degree angle. Summer foliage a dark green turning a good red in fall. A hardy rubrum maple for landscape use where moisture and proper soil conditions exist. `Northwood' will not do well in alkaline soils, nor in a hot, dry, windy prairie climate.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

hardiness