Acer rubrum

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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B 

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Red Maple

Sapindaceae

Plant Specifics

Size:45 to 50 ft tall by 35 to 50 ft wide.  Trunk diameter up to 3 ft.
Life Span:Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:Red
Fruit Color:Red
Phenology:Deciduous. Blooms in winter. Fruits ripen quickly after bloom
Habitats:Flatwoods, swamps, moist secondary woods

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:Shade or fall color tree for moist areas.
Rain gardens or bioswales
Light:-
Moisture Tolerance:
always floodedextremely dry
Moisture Tolerance: Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray Tolerance:Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil/Substrate:Organic material (muck), Sand

Wildlife

animalcaterpillarpollinator

Seeds consumed mostly by squirrels and other rodents. 

Attracts bees.

Larval host for imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) , cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia), polyphemus moth(Antheraea polyphemus) and rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda).