Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is a fast-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 40-70 ft × 30-50 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect red blooms in spring. It attracts bees, butterflies and moths, stands up well to black walnut, compaction and deer.

USDA zones

3-9

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

High

Mature size

40-70 ft × 30-50 ft

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

Low

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Occasionally-wet

Bloom color

Red

Bloom season

Spring

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds

Tough against

Black walnut, Compaction, Deer, Drought, Fire, Heat, Pollution, Wet soil

Native to

Eastern and central North America