Acer rubrum 'Florida Flame'
Florida Flame Red Maple
- 9 available.
- Guaranteed locally grown
- Delivery ONLY to Metro Atlanta & Athens within 5-7 business days
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Pickup in 3-5 business days from our Switchyard in Chamblee
(Mon & Fri 3pm-6pm - 3708 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA)
Florida Flame Red Maple is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a tight oval crown that opens with age with good spring and fall color. The rich green palmate leaves emerge and return to deep red in fall. Inconspicuous spring flowers. Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.
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Height: |
50’ - 60' |
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Spread: |
30' - 40' |
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Spacing: |
35' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Red |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Water regularly. Potential issues include stem canker, leaf spots, and root rots. Potential insect pests include aphids, scale, borers, and leafhoppers. Verticillium Wilt can be fatal.
LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, Street Tree, and Shade Tree
COMPANION PLANTS: Neon Flash Spiraea, Joan Senior Daylily, Switch Grass
IMAGES: Famartin, 2022-05-29 16 04 08 Large Red Maple in the back yard of a house along Aquetong Lane in the Mountainview section of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Famartin, 2020-10-17 12 09 12 Red Maple changing color during autumn in the forest adjacent to Lake Road in Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Homer Edward Price, Red-Maple-(new leaves)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
