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Red Maple
Acer rubrum · Tree
Red Maple is a fast-growing 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 and 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
Will it survive your winters?
We score Red Maple’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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