Acer rubrum 'Franksred' ~ Red Sunset Red Maple-ServeScape
Acer rubrum 'Franksred' ~ Red Sunset Red Maple-ServeScape
Acer rubrum 'Franksred' ~ Red Sunset Red Maple-ServeScape

Acer rubrum 'Franksred'

Red Sunset® Red Maple

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Red Sunset Red Maple is a deciduous tree with a pyramidal habit at youth that rounds with age noted for its early and long lasting fall color.  Its new growth - stems and twigs included- is tinted red before maturing to green and the foliage takes on a bright orange-red to brilliant red color in fall.  Inconspicuous red spring flowers.  Grows best in rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Red Sunset is a male selection.

Type: 

Tree

Origins:

Eastern North America, GA Native

Height: 

40’ - 50'

Spread: 

30' - 35'

Spacing: 

32'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest: 

Fall

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 AreasWoodland GardensPrivacy ScreenStreet Tree, and  Shade Tree

COMPANION PLANTS: Neon Flash Spiraea, Joan Senior Daylily, Switch Grass

IMAGES: Photoset by Wendy Cutler, (1) 20111026_HornbySmithe_AcerRubrumRedSunset_Cutler_IMAG1079, (2) 20080612_HornbyNelson_RedMapleRedSunset_Cutler_7529, (3) 20080612_HornbyNelson_RedMapleRedSunset_Cutler_7544c, (2) M.O. StevensWilsonville tree fall 2007CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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