Hardy to USDA Zone 4 Selected by the Scanlon nursery of Ohio in 1946 and named in 1951, the original tree was near Cleveland and named after the road on which it was discovered (Jacobson, 1996). ‘Bowhall’ - very narrow, upright, 40 × 15 ft (12 × 4.5 m), female, foliage medium green, yellow-orange to reddish-orange fall color.Only male flowers are observed in spring, hence no seeds are formed (i.e., seedless). ‘Autumn Spire’ - shows early fall color which progresses from deep-purple red to bright red.McGill & Sons nursery, Fairview, Oregon (PP 2377).Īutumn Radiance® - oval to rounded, to 40 ft (12 m), orange-red to red fall color, colors early, as much as 2 weeks before Red Sunset® (Jacobson, 1996) Hardy to USDA Zone 3b Introduced in about 1964 by A. Many selections available, some of the more common ones include:Īutumn Flame® - dense rounded spreading branches, 35 × 35 ft (10 × 10 m), male, medium green foliage, bright red fall color, one of the earliest to color. Part of its range overlaps with that of Acer saccharinum, Silver Maple, with which it hybridizes, intermediate forms often occur. Hardy to USDA Zone 4 (some selections Zone 3) Large native range, from Newfoundland to Florida west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas. It may not be particularly urban tolerant and has a tendency to produce surface roots. Sun, very tolerant of soils, but prefers slightly acid and moist conditions (occurs naturally in low, wet areas, hence one of its common names, Swamp Maple). In winter, tree shows long shoots with many short shoots. Fruit, a samara, wings 12-15 mm long, about a 60° between them, shed by early summer. Flowers red (source of "red maple" name), small petals and sepals, appear before leaves, one of the first maples to bloom in spring or late winter, male (pollen) flowers and female (seed) flowers often on different branches of the same tree, young trees may have only one type of flowers.
(Compare to other common landscape maples.) Fall leaf color may vary from green-yellow, yellow, to brilliant red, one of the first trees to color. Leaves opposite, simple, 5-10(13) cm long and wide, usually with 3 serrated lobes, but sometimes 5, base rounded or subcordate, medium to dark green above, silvery below and usually pubescent on veins. Bark is smooth, light gray on young trees, developing to dark gray, rough, and furrowed on older trees.
It's also incredible weedy.Broadleaf deciduous tree, 60-75(100) ft, develops ascending branches, irregular, ovoid or rounded crown. It develops a hungry net of surface roots that cracks sidewalks and invades water and sewer lines. It's weak-wooded and breaks up in storms. You should, because like many skyrocketing trees, silver maple is beset with a host of problems. It's among the fastest growing shade trees around (3 to 5 feet a year), so if your treeless yard is broiling you alive, you may not think far enough ahead. Why do so many people plant it? One reason. S ilver maple ( Acer saccharinum) is one of the best retorts I know to the specious argument that just because a plant is native, it's necessarily better. Prune it in summer, not winter or spring, or the cuts will bleed sap.īoth of these red maples are widely available at garden centers and nurseries. Don't plant it where its roots will be restricted (like those little islands in parking lots) or near hot pavement. Red maple tolerates most soils, even wet ones, but does not like drought and will be among the first trees to scorch, defoliate, and die back if it doesn't get enough water in summer.
#October glory maple colorado young full#
Grumpy's recommendation - if you live in the South, plant 'October Glory.' If you live in the Midwest or North, go with 'Red Sunset.' If you live on the West Coast, do whatever the heck you want.įor the best fall color, plant in full sun. Plus, 'Red Sunset' grows a little faster (more than 2 feet a year) and colors up two weeks earlier in fall. So what's the difference between them? Well, 'October Glory' is more heat-tolerant, while 'Red Sunset' is more cold-tolerant. They make excellent lawn and street trees, due to their ascending branches and lack of problematic surface roots. The other is 'Red Sunset.' Both grow rather quickly, reaching 50-60 feet tall with an oval to pyramidal shape. 'October Glory' is one of two very popular selections of our native red maple chosen for outstanding fall color.
Can you believe the sizzling, electric scarlet of the leaves? Although its name says "October," it turns color later than that in Birmingham - usually the first week of November. If someone asked Grumpy to name one tree that absolutely guaranteed glorious fall foliage in the South, it would have to be 'October Glory' red maple ( Acer rubrum 'October Glory').
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