| Description | Red Maple (Acer rubrum) a native Maple tolerating diverse growing conditions especially moist site. Needs and acidic soil to avoid chlorosis. |
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| Pronunciation | (AYE-cer)(RUE-brum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | aveage, needs acidic soil to avoid the problem of chlorosis |
| Flowers | reddish on female trees |
| Fruit | bright red samaras |
| Leaves | green 3-5 lobed, bright red fall color can vary from seed grown plants, red petioles |
| Dimensions | 40-50 feet tall |
| Maintenance | suffers from chlorosis if the soil isn't acidic (yellowing of the tissue of the leaves, veins stay green) |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. Species name rubrum refers to the red parts of the tree. AKA: Swamp Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple |
| Author's Notes | I grew up in Northern Wisconsin zone 4. We called these Swamp Maples since they were most often seen growing in wetter areas. AKA: Swamp Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple |
| Notes & Reference | #181-Native Trees for North American Landscapes (Guy Sternberg), #184-Michigan Trees (Burton V. Barnes, Warren H. Wagner) |
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