Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 40 - 55 feet |
Plant Spread: | 30 - 40 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Deciduous Broadleaf Other: Hybrid of red maple (A. rubrum) and silver maple (A. saccharinum). Foliage turns into an autumn blaze of orange-red to scarlet-red fall color . |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Other: Rarely flowers |
Flower Color: | Green Other: Greenish-yellow to red |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
Uses: | Shade Tree Water gardens |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 4,864 (Expired) Goes Dormant |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: 2003 Mississippi Medallion Award |
Parentage: | Acer rubrum x Acer saccharinum |
christine2 | On November 1, 2010 | Obtained plant 4 |
tinytreez | On January 12, 2020 | Obtained plant Seeds obtained from Sheffield's Seed Company in 2019. Seeds soaked in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Seeds placed in moist paper towel and stored in plastic sandwich bag and placed inside refrigerator. (December 15 2019) Stratification End Date: January 13 2020 Seeds planted in coco coir mix consisting of perlite, kelp meal, blood meal, humic & fulvic acid, basalt powder and great white mycorrhizae fungi. Kept in humidity dome under T5 light on heating mat. Germination has not occurred yet. |
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nice! by NatureGirl75 | May 16, 2016 7:30 PM | 0 |
age of tree at time of photo by katrinarspea | Jul 24, 2019 12:08 PM | 1 |
Too much of a good thing? by arctangent | Oct 22, 2020 7:23 AM | 0 |
Thankyou for the acorns by Totally_Amazing | Jan 8, 2023 5:01 AM | 0 |