Go Back Maple Red Sunset

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'

Plant Type: Deciduous Trees

An outstanding selection of Red Maple, Red Sunset® stuns with brilliant orange to scarlet leaves in the early fall. Spring flowers, leaf stems, branch tips, and the fruits are all tinged red for a dramatic display year-round. The habit is upright and spreading in its youth, becoming pyramidal to rounded as it matures. The fast growth habit of this female selection makes this large shade tree an excellent choice for the landscape.

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Flower Color

Foliage Color

Bright green. Fall color is orange to red.

Plant Spread

40'

Good Companions

Plant Height

50'

Scape Height

Hardness Zone

4

Soil Moisture

average and consistent water needs


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Bloom Time

Critter Resistance

Exposure

Full sun

Growth Rate

slow to medium

Seasonal Interests