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