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How to Grow and Care for Red Maple Trees
11.07.2023 - 07:37 / gardenerspath.com / Joe Butler
How to Grow and Care for Red Maple Trees Acer rubrumAlso known as the scarlet or swamp maple, the red maple has a special place in my heart.
It’s the first plant that I could ever identify, and Acer rubrum was the first botanical name that I ever learned. It marked the beginning of my horticultural career, so writing a guide about it now… it’s all come full circle.
And what a plant, truly! As an ornamental powerhouse, the red maple is easily one of my favorite plants.
The shady foliage, amazing fall color, and unique seed pods all combine to make this a tree I love to see, whether it’s sitting out in nature or placed in somebody’s yard.
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A. rubrum is one of the most popular ornamental shade trees in the United States, so we thought it best to whip up a little guide for all of you out there who might be interested in planting it.
By the time you’re through reading it, you’ll be ready to grow these incredible plants for yourself!
Here’s what’s coming:
Cultivation and HistoryDespite the maple’s common association with Canada, A. rubrum also grows abundantly in the United States.
Best cultivated in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9, red maples grow as far north as Newfoundland and as far south as Florida. They can even be found as far west as eastern Texas!
According to the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) forest census conducted by members of the US Forest Service in 2002, this species of Acer is the most common tree found in northern forests in the US of A.
To put this prolific distribution into visual perspective: if the US was an adolescent face and red maple trees were acne, then the entire top half of the continent’s
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