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Acer rubrum |
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| Common name |
red maple |
| Family |
aceraceae |
| Life cycle |
tree |
| Flowers |
red (April) |
| Light |
sun |
| Seed ripens | early May |
One of two street trees planted by our township when our neighborhood was first built, I think this is a red maple. Certainly the spring flowers, which appear before the leaf buds open, are red, and so is the fall foliage. Not the fastest-growing maple, but doing nicely in our front yard.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Marc Zboch | Jun 05, 2008 | If you want a faster maple you should try the Autumn Blaze or Summers Red. They give you brighter foliage as well. |
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