Acer rubrum

Name: Acer rubrum
Common Name: red maple				Family: Sapindaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: round headed	Hard. Zone:  usda 3		Mature Size 10m spread by 20m tall					x
Leaf: palmate,  5 lobed, weakly toothed					Fall/Winter Color: yellow red orange depending on cultivar
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:tiny red flowers						Infl.:  clusters
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.    (  June.      July.      August. )     Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use High x    Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: fast growing, specimen, shade		Limitations:  weak branch attachment, powdery mildew					Other Features: mixed sex trees, monaceous, diaceous, hermaphroditic