Acer rubrum 'Columnare'

Type:

Tree

USDA hardiness zones:

3-9

This red maple cultivar is a deciduous tree which will typically grow 40-60' (sometimes 80') tall with a narrow, columnar form. Leaves are shiny, dark green above and pale green beneath, 3 lobed and 3-6\ across. Species name of rubrum (meaning red) is everywhere in evidence: red flowers in dense clusters in late March to early April (before the leaves appear), red fruit (initially reddish, two-winged samara), reddish stems and twigs, red buds, and, in the fall, excellent orange-red foliage color."

• Full sun to part shade
• Medium to wet
• Low