| 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. |

