Acer rubrum

Common Name: Red Maple

Plant Type: Tree

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: sun, part sun

Soil Moisture: dry, mesic, wet

Soil Type: All

Height: 40 - 75 ft

Bloom Time: early spring

Flower Colour: red

Seed Ripens: late spring

Germination Requirements: Seed is hydrophilic, intolerant of dry storage. Seed will germinate within 4 weeks if sown at 70°F. Seed will germinate upon being shifted to 70°F after 90 - 140 days of moist, cold stratification at 40°F

Details/Comments: Pollution tolerant. Fall colour yellow to crimson.

Picture Copyright: John Oyston