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THE
Red Maple
About the Red Maple :
The Red Maple tree, Acer rubrum, is a deciduous
tree which will typically grow 40-60' tall with a
rounded to oval crown. In northern states, red maple
usually occurs in wet bottomland, river flood
plains, and wet woods, but in the south, it
typically frequents drier, rocky upland areas.
Leaves are shiny green above and pale green beneath,
3-5 lobed and 3-6" across. Species name of rubrum
(meaning red) is everywhere in evidence: red flowers
in dense clusters in late March to early April
(before the leaves appear), red fruit (initially
reddish, two-winged samara), reddish stems and
twigs, red buds, and, in the fall, orange-red
foliage color.
This maple tree grows faster than Norway and
Sugar maples, but slower than silver maple. Sap of
this tree can be used to make a maple syrup that is
inferior in quality to syrups made from the sugar
maple. Red Maple trees are widely planted and
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