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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Fall color for a moist sunny yard
EasyTrees
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 30–40 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Red flowers early spring; fall color
- How it spreads
- Large tree
- What to buy
- Container or balled-and-burlapped.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Surface roots buckle sidewalks. Plant it only with the mature width. Chlorosis shows up in very alkaline soil.
