Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
The Red Maple is a small to medium-sized tree with an irregular crown and overhanging branches at the bottom. It sprouts a wealth of decorative red flower clusters before the leaves open and smells of honey. The keys are a distinctive red in colour.
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Erscheinungsbild
The Red Maple is a small to medium-sized tree with an irregular crown and overhanging branches at the bottom. It sprouts a wealth of decorative red flower clusters before the leaves open and smells of honey. The keys are a distinctive red in colour.
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Blätter
Palmate lobed, 5.0-10.0cm long, 5.0-10.cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-10.0cm long. Bronze-coloured shoots turn fresh to dull green, bluish-green below. Leaves turn magnificent golden yellow or scarlet red in early autumn.
Anwendung
Noise abatement, public greens, parklands, urban areas, roadside verges, backyards, private parks, gardens
Heimatgebiete
Eastern North America
Standortparameter
Light: full sun to off-sun, temperature: warm to cool, soil: fresh to moist, soil structure: normal, soil depth: medium to very deep, compaction: to be avoided, soil quality: high, pH value: 5.0 to 6.5
Ansprüche
Sun to slight shade, frost-hardy, may suffer under late frosts while young, intolerant of heat, avoids dry air and dry soil; fresh to wet, tolerates flooding; thrives on nutrient-rich acid sandy soils; intolerant of lime
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Growth habit: wide, open, irregular, upright, overhanging, compact crown, height of growth: 10m to 15m, width of growth: 4m to 7m, rapid growth potential.
Blätter
Palmate lobed, 5.0-10.0cm long, 5.0-10.cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-10.0cm long. Bronze-coloured shoots turn fresh to dull green, bluish-green below. Leaves turn magnificent golden yellow or scarlet red in early autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period III-IV, dark red clusters; diecious. Flowers appear long before the leaves sprout; female flowers are more attractive than the male flowers.
Früchte
Conspicuous red schizocarp, 1.0-1.5cm long, ripens to form two winged fruit parts; often already fully developed when the leaves sprout, ripening in June and dropping soon after.
Rinde
Grey-green bark, dark grey when old. Smooth young bark peels off with age. Branches are dark red, purple-red or copper-coloured, occasionally purple-red.
Wurzel
Surface rooter, specially in moist locations; does not like paving and compaction of the soil