Red Maple

Other names

Scarlet Maple, Swamp Maple

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Newman Overlook

Source of plant

Schichtel's Nursery

Description

A broad columnar form of Acer rubrum, with consistent red fall color. Flowers showy, red, male (seedless) in spring. Tree grows to 50' x 25', considered zone 3-6, introduced by University of Minnesota, plant patent 7803, from a seed source near Grand Rapids, MN. Reported as colororing earlier than other A. rubrum cultivars in Oregon.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

fall color, flower type