Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Size: 3 & 7 Gallon Availability

Tree
Max Size: 50′ tall x 50′ wide
Average Size: 45′ tall x 35′ wide

Organic Material, Sand
Full Sun, Part Shade
Usually Moist, Occasionally Moist

Deciduous, red fall color
Prune in winter while dormant for the desired shape or the health of the tree

No salt tolerance
Fast growing but weak, root system is broad but shallow

Attracts bees, seeds eaten by squirrels. It is the larval host for the imperial moth (Eacles imperialis), cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia), polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) and rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda).