(Chalk Maple, White-barked Maple)

In regions where the sugar maple falters because of intense summer heat or dry soils, the chalk maple may prove a worthy substitute. Native to the understory of the woods across the American Southeast, from eastern Texas and Oklahoma eastward to the Florida Panhandle and the Carolinas, the chalk oak can develop with a single trunk or multiple trunks. It always displays low branches and creates an upright, rounded silhouette.

Tiny yellow flower occur in spring, followed by green leaves with five...

(Big-leaf Maple, Oregon Maple, Pacific Maple)

This immense deciduous tree bears the largest leaves of all maple species and is spectacular when it turns golden in the fall. It is counted among the few true western native maples, its range extending from foothills of Alaska to southern California and eastward to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is nearly always found in conjunction with streams and creeks. In warmer regions it grows at the base of north-facing slopes where perpetual shade and summer dampness support its need for moisture during...

(California Ash-Leaved Maple, California Boxelder)

Somewhat smaller than most others of its kind, California box elder is a short-lived deciduous tree native to much of the state whose name it bears. Typically low-branched with furrowed light gray to gray-brown bark, it has downy, bright green, compound leaves with three or sometimes five leaflets. Inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers emerge with the leaves. Male and female flowers occur on separate trees. Female trees bear two-winged fruits that mature from green to reddish-brown.

Box elders...

(Painted Maple)

This form of the painted maple is a handsome deciduous shade tree from China, Korea and Japan, locations much further east than the species. It becomes a V-shaped tree with a lovely rounded canopy. Its leaves are bluntly triangle-lobed, almost heart-shaped at the base, somewhat resembling the leaves of a tulip poplar (Liriodendron). Moreover, its larger leaves have smaller lobes on the usual lobes. Small, upright yellow-green flowers adorn the branches before the bronzed new leaves unfurl...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

Red maple is a tall, deciduous tree that is native to eastern North America. Widely planted, it has a rounded canopy and is best known for its spectacular fall color that ranges from bright crimson to shades of yellow, orange and red. In winter, its stark gray fissured bark looks nice against snowy landscapes. There are many cultivars of red maple, like 'Autumn Blaze', which is prized for its reliably brilliant crimson fall color.

Adapted to a wide range of soils and topographies, red maple does...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

Autumn Flame red maple is prized for its brilliant scarlet fall foliage, that appears earlier than other varieties, and great winter hardiness. This tall, deciduous tree has a uniform rounded canopy and stark gray bark that looks attractive in the winter.

Originating from eastern North America, it is adapted to a wide range of soils and topographies, including wet sites. Red maple grows best in locations with full to part sun. It is widely planted, and makes a great shade tree or street tree...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

A narrowly conical selection of one of the most widespread North American maples, 'Bowhall' was introduced by Scanlon Nursery of Ohio in 1951. It is often confused in commerce with the similar 'Scanlon', which originated as a cutting from 'Bowhall.' Said to be somewhat less dense and more irregular in habit than 'Scanlon,' 'Bowhall' has three-lobed or weakly five-lobed, mid-green leaves with paler undersides. The foliage turns bright orange in fall. Conspicuous red flowers appear in late winter and...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

The seedless red maple 'Brandywine' has long-lasting brilliant red-purple fall color that can't be beat. This introduction of the United States National Arboretum is a tall, deciduous tree with an oval canopy and stark gray bark that looks attractive in the winter. It is seedless because, unlike other red maples, it only produces male flowers.

North American in origin, it is adapted to a wide range of soils and topographies, including wet sites. Red maple grows best in locations with full to...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

A selection of red maple, 'Fairview Flame'is a great shade tree for moist to wet soils and a great maple for vibrant fall color. From Eastern North American, this tall, deciduous tree has dark green leaves with five broad lobes and silvery undersides. The small flowers are red and appear in clusters before the leaves in early spring. They are pollinated by bees, resulting in doubled and two-winged seeds called samaras. By the onset of autumn, the leaves turn scarlet red. When young, the tree is pyramindal...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

Red Sunset® red maple is a high performer when it comes to early fall color and winter hardiness. This tall, deciduous tree has a uniform rounded canopy. In autumn, its leaves turn vivid crimson earlier than many other varieties.

North American in origin, it is adapted to a wide range of soils and topographies, including wet sites. Red maple grows best in locations with full to part sun and makes a great shade tree or street tree for urban settings.