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Tree Walk – October Glory Red Maple

//Tree Walk – October Glory Red Maple
Tree Walk – October Glory Red Maple 2022-11-15T07:25:17+00:00

October Glory Red Maple (Acer rubrum ‘PNI 0268’)

Identifying Features

Plant Family: Sapindaceae

Leaf: deciduous, opposite, simple, palmately veined with three primary lobes

Twig and Bud: twigs reddish or gray; buds red to green, blunt with multiple rounded bud scales

Flower, Fruit and Seed: flowers red, conspicuous, bloom in early spring, fruit is a red-tinged, winged samara

Bark: bark is thin, gray

Shape and Mature Height: rounded, 40-50 feet

Garden Value and Considerations

This fast-growing red maple cultivar can grow in full sun to part shade.  It can tolerate a variety of soil types, but grows best in wet soils.  Produces showy red flowers in the early spring and orange to red leaves in autumn.  Its reliable fall color lasts longer than many other maples. 

Notes

Birds, squirrels and other wildlife are attracted by the fruits of this tree.