COLUMNAR RED MAPLE
Acer rubrum
'Columnare'
General Notes
Pyramidal or columnar when young. Becomes more spreading with age. Trees may be referred to as male or female.
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- Acer rubrum 'Columnare' - Sapindaceae
- Habit: Erect
Has Deciduous foliage. - Shape: Columnar
- Sunset Zones: 1 - 9 and 14 - 17
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 - 9
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Wet to Moist Soil
- Soil Type: Clay, Loam or Sand
- Soil pH: Highly Acidic to Slightly Alkaline
- Salinity Tolerance: Moderate on Coast
- Seaside Tolerance: Good in Mild Zone
- Height: 50 feet
- Canopy Width: 10 feet
- Growth Rate: 36 Inches per Season
- Landscape Use: Riparian or Screen
- Longevity: 50 to 150 years
- Leaves: Lobed and Palmate Glossy Medium Green. Red in Fall. Deciduous.
- Flowers: Showy, Red. Flowers in Spring. Has either male or female flowers (dioecious). Trees may be sold as male or female.
- Fruit: Red Winged Seed, Large (1.50 - 3.00 inches), fruiting in Spring or Summer.
- Bark: Light Gray, Scaly
- Pest & Disease: Susceptible to Aphids
- Shading Capacity: Rated as Moderate in Leaf and Moderate out of Leaf.
- Branch Strength: Rated as Medium Weak
- Litter Issue: Dry Fruit
- Root Damage Potential: Rated as Moderate
- Health Hazard: Allergy
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SelecTree. "Acer rubrum Tree Record." 1995-2012. May 22, 2013.
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