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 |
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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
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).