![]() ![]() and becomes crimson red in early to mid-Nov. Selected as the 2000 Iowa Tree of the Year by the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association.Īcer rubrum is an Iowa native. Acer rubrum October Glory ® - holds its dark green foliage throughout Oct. ‘October Glory’ is a cultivar of red maple has an oval to round shape and is a fast grower with strong wood, reaching a height of 4050’. ![]() Red Sunset ® has stunning red/orange autumnal color and is considered one of the best red maples on the market. They are covered in medium green, trilobed leaves throughout the growing season and have red, inconspicuous flowers that emerge before leafing out in late winter/early spring. Red maples grow well in almost any soil type, provided they are in full sun or part shade, and tolerate wet soils fairly well. Flowers, fruit, buds, leafstalks, twigs, and even their new growth are tinged red and the fall color especially is outstanding. Plus the Black Tupelo is not a soft wood tree.Red maples are often characterized by their red, well, everything. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 and 9 and some Mediterranean microclimates. The 'October Glory' cultivar can survive in several climates, including U.S. the flowers that hang from slender stalks are not usually noticed, amid the lustrous dark green leaves.īest of all the roots of the Black Tupelo have not been reported to cause the same kinds of problems that people often encounter with maples. Acer rubrum 'October Glory,' commonly known as red maple, is a medium- to fast-growing vibrantly colored tree with a round or oval crown of dense glossy foliage. The tree is a good food source for bees and birds, but the small dark purplish 1/2 inch fleshy fruit is not reported to cause problems. It is also nice that the spread of the tree fits easily even in smaller yards, which makes it much easier to locate in a planting spot where the tree should not need to be raised for traffic clearance. I like the light shade the tree casts for a front yard. The tree easily reaches 40 feet tall and 20 feet wide, as it grows in a pyramidal shape which begins to open as the tree ages. The tree displays a beautiful winter branching affect with its horizontal growing branches that do not droop. If you live in the Midwest or North, go with Red Sunset. Plus, Red Sunset grows a little faster (more than 2 feet a year) and colors up two weeks earlier in fall.Grumpys recommendation - if you live in the South, plant October Glory. I like the size and form that the Black Tupelo becomes in a residential neighborhood setting. Well, October Glory is more heat-tolerant, while Red Sunset is more cold-tolerant. If you purchase one in the fall from a nursery, you can easily see which ones have the red folliage that rival the autumn leafed Red maple trees. This tree is reported to be one of the top 5 most desired front yard trees. If not check out the Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvtica) that is described on the Nature Hills Nursery web site. SRD2b, Have you decided on and planted a tree yet, or are you waiting for fall to plant? I know that the trees are beautiful, and that they can safely be grown in many places, but please help get the word out so more landscapers and nurserymen will inform people about the danger these trees are for horses that are raised or graised near their customers' homes where the trees are intended to be planted. That same landscaper planted two of the same kind of trees at the entry of that neighborhood not more than 3 city blocks away from the horse area. The problem with that is the fact that her house is on the edge of the neighborhood that is located immediately next to a small horse stable and trotting area. Her landscaper planted two of the October Glory maples in her yard and never informed her of the danger those trees will be to horses in a few years when they begin dropping huge quantities of leaves each winter. I have a friend who purchased a house in a nice modern new housing addition. The sad thing is that most landscapers and nurserymen have never heard about the danger those dropped leaves are for horses. I know that the red maples beautiful fall colors are making those trees and their cultivars very popular all over much of the nation. When they do, and if they eat enough they suffer from a sickness that will kill them if they eat enough of the leaves. Horses like to eat the Red maple cultivars and crosses leaves. I hope that those who grow these trees are not near areas where the fall leaf drop can be ingested by horses. Just a quick note, there seems to be lots of people who love the Acer Rubrum cultivars and crosses. ![]()
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