Acer Rubrum;Red Maple Fresh Tree Seeds Sold By- V Square Retail

Acer rubrum;commonly called red maple;is a medium-sized;deciduous tree that is native to Eastern North America from Quebec to Minnesota south to Florida and eastern Texas. It typically grows 40-60 tall with a rounded to oval crown. It grows faster than Norway and sugar maples;but slower than silver maple. In northern states;red maple usually occurs in wet bottomland;river flood plains and wet woods;but in Missouri it typically frequents drier;rocky upland areas. Emerging new growth leaves;leafstalks;twigs;flowers;fruit and fall color are red or tinged with red. Quality of red fall color on species plants is variable. Leaves (to 2-5 long) have 3 principal triangular lobes (sometimes 5 lobes with the two lower lobes being largely suppressed). Lobes have toothed margins and pointed tips. Leaves are medium to dark green above and gray green below. Flowers on a given tree are primarily male or female or monoecious and appear in late winter to early spring (March-April) before the leaves. Fruit is a two-winged samara.