Basisdaten
description:
The Red maple is very common in America and the typical tree of Indian Summers. Beautiful tree in spring with lots of flowers and in autumn with great colors.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer rubrum
other name:
Swamp
other name:
Water Maple
other name:
Soft Maple
family:
Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Red maple are lobed with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaves are up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The leaves are green in summer. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
yellow - scarlet
flowering:
March - April
blossom color:
red
blossom description:
The red and pedunculated flowers sprout before the leaf shoots.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruit is a samara with two winged nutlets. The wings are red.
branches:
The bark of the branches is brown and the buds protrude from the branches.
bark:
The bark is dark and longitudinally fissured.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant
location:
Sun
soil:
loamy-sandy to loamy
ph value:
slightly acidic
usage:
single tree, planting in groups, garden, parks
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees
