Acer Rubrum (Red Maple)

Our current inventory of Acer Rubrum (Red Maple or Soft Maple or Swamp Maple), in two varieties (October Glory Maple and Red Sunset Maple), is presented below by nine (9) available sizes along with their individual wholesale price (cost varies per size and quantity).

The Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) is also commonly known as the Soft Maple or Swamp Maple.   It is the state tree of Rhode Island.
The October Glory Maple has a rounded oval crown with late developing intense red fall foliage. Along with the Red Sunset, it is the most popular selection due to the dependable fall color and vigorous growth. 

The Red Sunset Maple does well in heat due to its drought tolerance and has an upright habit. It has very attractive orange-red fall color and is also a rapid and vigorous grower. 

The Acer Rubrum is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern North America. It ranges from the Lake of the Woods on the border between Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to near Miami, Florida, and southwest to east Texas. 

It lives longer than 150 years, making it short to medium lived, and it reaches maturity in 70 to 80 years. 

Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity it often attains a height of around 82 feet. It is aptly named as its flowers, petioles, twigs and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is most well known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn.

Over most of its range, red maple is adaptable to a very wide range of site conditions, perhaps more so than any other tree in eastern North America. It can be found growing in swamps, on poor dry soils, and most anywhere in between. Elevation is also not a limiting factor in its range, as it grows well from sea level to about 3,000 feet. 

The Red Maple is a medium to large sized tree, reaching heights of 60 to 90 feet (but rarely over 115 feet). The diameter can range from 18 to 30 inches, depending on the growing conditions.  The largest known living red maple is located near Armada, Michigan, at a height of 125 feet and a bole circumference, at breast height, of 16.25 feet,

The crown is irregularly ovoid with ascending whip-like curved shoots. The bark is a pale gray and smooth when the individual is young. As the tree grows the bark becomes darker and cracks into slightly raised long plates.

The leaves of the Acer Rubrum offer the easiest way to distinguish it from its relatives. As with all maples, they are deciduous and arranged oppositely on the twig. They are typically 2 to 4 inches long and wide with 3 to 5 palmate lobes with a serrated margin. The sinuses are typically narrow, but the leaves can exhibit considerable variation. When 5 lobes are present, the three at the terminal end are larger than the other two near the base. 

The upper side of the leaf is light green and the underside is whitish and can be either glaucous or hairy. The leaf stalks are usually red and are up to 4 inches long. Furthermore, the leaves turn a brilliant red in autumn.

The twigs of the red maple are reddish in color and somewhat shiny with small lenticels. Dwarf shoots are present on many branches. The buds are usually blunt and greenish to reddish in color, generally with several loose scales. The lateral buds are slightly stalked, and in addition there may be collateral buds present as well. The buds form in fall and winter and are often visible from a distance due to their reddish tint. The leaf scars on the twig are V-shaped and contain 3 bundle scars.