Red Maple
Acer rubrum
About it
- Kind
- Trees · Perennial
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Mature size
- to 50 ft × 35 ft
- Blooms
- Mar
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 480 in apart
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 24 in
- Soil pH
- 5–6.5
- Water
- About every 7 days
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Red Maple yet.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Red Maple yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as non-toxic to cats (NC State Extension)
- Dogs Listed as non-toxic to dogs (NC State Extension)
- Horses Listed as a problem for horses (NC State Extension)
- Children No information in our sources
If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Red Maple yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Acer rubrum L.
- Most facts NC State Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for horse from the page's "Problem for" listing; non_toxic for cat, dog from its "non-toxic for" tags.