Red Maple
Acer rubrum 'V.J. Drake'
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope
Source of plant
Schmidt & Son Co.
Description
Distinctly colored leaves turn from green to a colored border with shades of red and violet. Similar in habit to the species (DS 131). Selected for the pattern of fall coloration with the outside of the leaf coloring deep red, and this color progressing toward the middle (DS 3).
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
fall color