Acer rubrum 'Autumn Red'

Canadian Maple

This is a very common deciduous tree in North America. It is a beautiful rounded tree for Autumn colour selection, although leaves stay green longer than other varieties before turning bright orange to deep red. All parts of the tree, for example flowers, twigs and seeds, are red in varying shades.

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This tree currently has the following pot sizes in production.
40cm/27L 2.0-2.2m In production
50cm/52L 2.0-2.5m Available now
100L 3.0-4.0m In production
200L 4.0-5.0m In production
Common Name Canadian Maple
Foliage Deciduous 187
Form V-Shaped 43
Mature Size 13 x 9m
Family Aceraceae 28
Genus Acer 31
Species Rubrum 5
Uses
A great selection as a feature or specimen tree. The autumn colours are great for avenue planting in parks and medium to large gardens.
Position & Soil
Full sun to part shade. Can cope with a wide range of soil conditions but prefers a humus rich soil. Dry and wet areas can be tolerated.
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Delivery
Based in Melbourne, Australia, our trucks deliver into Melbourne and its greater metropolitan area. We utilise green life freight companies to deliver beyond that point into country Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. We have certification ICA42 for the treatment of Myrtaceae stock delivered into South Australia. Due to quarantine restrictions we are unable to deliver into Western Australia and Tasmania. International delivery is not offered.
Deciduous
V-Shaped
Large
Avenue
Feature Foliage
Group Planting
Shade Tree
Specimen

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Acer rubrum 'Autumn Red' So what makes a great feature tree? Colour? Form? Structure? Year-round interest? How about, all of the above. Click for more.. 3 years ago
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