Red Maple

Mature Height: Up to around 68.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 30 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: Red

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Red Maple: Acleris chalybeana, Acronicta americana, Acronicta retardata, Actias luna luna, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Antaeotricha leucillana, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila-complex, Archips rosana, Automeris io, Automeris io io, Besma endropiaria, Biston betularia cognataria, Caloptilia aceriella, Caloptilia bimaculatella, Caloptilia speciosella, Caloptilia umbratella, Cameraria aceriella, Cameraria saccharella, Campaea perlata, Catastega aceriella, Choristoneura fractivittana, Choristoneura parallela, Choristoneura rosaceana, Coleophora alniella, Colocasia flavicornis, Crocigrapha normani, Dafa formosella, Dasychira plagiata, Datana ministra, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Episimus tyrius, Erannis tiliaria, Eupsilia sidus, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eutrapela clemataria, Halysidota tessellaris, Herpetogramma pertextalis, Heterocampa biundata, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hypena baltimoralis, Hyphantria cunae, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lithacodes fasciola, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane grotei, Lithophane innominata, Lithophane laticinerea, Lithophane petulca, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Macaria pustularia, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma americana, Megalopyge crispata, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia signataria, Metanema determinata, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex, Nadata gibbosa, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nites betulella, Olethreutes appendiceum, Operophtera brumata, Oreana unicolorella, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia definita, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Orthosia revicta, Orthotaenia undulana, Paleacrita vernata, Pandemis lamprosana, Paraclemensia acerifoliella, Parallelia bistriaris, Phigalia titea, Phlogophora periculosa, Phyllonorycter trinotella, Plagodis alcoolaria, Plagodis serinaria, Pococera aplastella, Probole alienaria, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Proteoteras aesculana, Proteoteras moffatiana, Proteoteras willingana, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Schizura ipomoeae, Selenia kentaria, Semiothisa aemulataria, Semiothisa ulsterata, Sparganothis acerivorana, Sparganothis pettitana, Spilosoma virginica, Symmerista leucitys, Synanthedon acerni, Synanthedon acerni buscki, Synanthedon acerrubri, Tetracis cachexiata, Xanthotype sospeta, Zale duplicata largera, Zale lunifera, Zale minerea norda