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Red Maple (Acer rubrum): Native Eastern Tree with Brilliant Red Autumn Color

Red Maple

Overview

Red maple is a native eastern North American tree (over 30 feet) with lobed leaves green above, gray-white beneath, turning brilliant red in fall. Form varies from round to open-headed. Adaptable to many soils; best fall color in slightly acidic soil.

Cultivation

Full sun to part shade; adaptable moisture. Low maintenance. Propagate by seed or grafting.

Landscape Uses

Specimen, shade, native plantings. One of the most widely distributed eastern trees.

Other: Red Acer (Maple) Larvae Infestation: Atomic Grow Foliar Cleanup and Systemic Healing; Red Ant Management: Granular Baits for Outdoor Colonies; Managing Entomosporium Leaf Spot on Red Tip Photinia; Borer Damage on Young Red Maple: Merit Treatment; Red Maple (Acer rubrum): Ubiquitous Native with Scarlet Spring and Fall; Japanese Maple 'Oshu Shidare' (Acer palmatum 'Oshu Shidare'): Pendulous Branches with Red-to-Green Foliage; Red Maple 'Red Sunset' (Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'): Early, Intense Red Fall Color; Three-Flower Maple (Acer triflorum): Peeling Bark and Brilliant Orange-Red Fall Color; Red Epimedium (Epimedium × rubrum): Fast-Spreading Groundcover with Colorful Foliage; Rubrum Lily (Lilium speciosum var. rubrum): Japanese Show Lily

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