Garden Supplies & Gifts - maple tree

Red Maple

The Red Maple tree Acer rubrum is a deciduous tree which will typically grow 40-60' tall with a rounded to oval crown. In northern states red maple usually occurs in wet bottomland river flood plains and wet woods but in the south it typically frequents drier rocky upland areas. Leaves are shiny green above and pale green beneath 3-5 lobed and 3-6 across. Sap of this tree can be used to make a maple syrup that is inferior in quality to syrups made from the sugar maple. ...

October Glory Red Maple

The October Glory Red Maple tree Acer rubrum 'October Glory' is one of the best and most popular of the Red Maple cultivars. October Glory Red Maple trees are excellent for intense fall color and have a medium to fast growth rate. In the spring red flowers in dense clusters form before the leaves. It tends to hold its lustrous dark green leaves late into fall. The intensity of the brilliant orange to red fall color is worth the wait. October Glory Red Maple trees have a dense oblong head with dark green foliage....

Flame Amur Maple

The Flame Amur Maple tree Acer ginnala is usually a multi-stemmed tree noted for its fiery-red autumn color. Its summer color is green but is mixed with bright red samaras or 'helicopters' in mid summer. Flame Amur Maple trees are extremely hardy and drought resistant once established. They make an excellent screen or hedge. They leaf out early and cast dense shade. It is a vigorous grower that is very tolerant of temperature extremes. ...

Box Elder Maple

The Box Elder Maple tree Acer negundo is also commonly known as ashleaf maple Manitoba maple box-elder maple and western box-elder. This deciduous maple tree is a small-to-medium-sized tree reaching heights of 50 to 75 feet with a trunk diameter up to 4 feet. Although it grows best on moist soils box-elder is drought and cold resistant. The seeds are a source of food for birds and mammals and are important because they stay on the tree through winter when other food resources are scarce....

Silver Maple

The Silver Maple tree Acer Saccharinum is a medium to large fast growing tree. The species is ideal for wet bottomland sites and can easily recover from extended periods of flooding. It is one of the best trees for poor soil and it transplants very easily. The wood of this maple tree is soft and can be damaged by severe winds or ice storms. The Silver Maple is often used in residential areas for shade because of its thick foliage and fast growth. This deciduous maple tree provides very dense shade. Fall color is a golden yellow....