Botanical name |
Acer rubrum |
Common name |
Red maple |
Category |
altofusto spogliante |
Origin |
Eastern North America |
Bearing |
deciduous tree with conical-round crown, very compact |
Leaves |
dark green on the upper side, blue underneath and in autumn they turn yellow, red or orange |
Flowers |
flowers on a given tree are primarily male or female or monoecious and appear in late winter to early spring (March-April) before the leaves. Fruit is a two-winged samara |
Max Height |
15 m |
Max Width |
7 m |
note |
easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefers moist, slightly acid conditions. Very cold hardy. |