5. Acer
rubrum
(Red
Maple
or
red
maple)
Form:
Culture:
Bark:
Twigs:
Buds:
Leaves:
Fall
Color:
Fruit:
deciduous
tree,
to
50-‐100’,
pyramidal
in
youth,
developing
ascending
branches
and
rounded
crown
full
sun
-‐
light
shade,
moist,
acidic
soil
but
very
adaptable,
will
tolerate
poor
drainage
light
gray,
smooth
becoming
rough
with
age
slender,
red
or
grayish-‐brown
red
or
green,
clustered,
lateral
buds
blunt,
terminal
bud
larger
and
pointed
with
several
overlapping
pairs
of
bud
scales
opposite,
simple,
3-‐5
lobed
with
irregularly
toothed
margins,
lighter
beneath,
new
growth
and
peKole
reddish
yellow,
orange,
red
or
purplish-‐
can
be
variable
2”
double
samara,
maturing
in
spring