(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

Red Sunset red maple is a very popular shade tree with its glossy green, lobed leaves that reliably change orange and red each fall. This tall, deciduous tree is pyramidal in form when young, but becomes upright and rounded at maturity. The red flowers appear on the red twig ends in early spring. Its samaras, or two-winged seeds, are often reddish in color.

North American in origin, 'Red Sunset' is adapted to a wide range of soil types and topographies, including wet sites. Acidic soil tends...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

A narrowly conical selection of one of the most widespread North American maples, 'Scanlon' was introduced by Scanlon Nursery of Ohio in about 1954. It is often confused in commerce with the similar 'Bowhall,' from which 'Scanlon' originated. Said to be denser and neater in habit than 'Bowhall,' 'Scanlon' has three-lobed or weakly five-lobed, mid-green leaves with paler undersides. The foliage turns bright orange or red in fall. Conspicuous red flowers appear in late winter and early spring, followed...

(Red Maple, Tricolored Red Maple)

Bearing showy foliage from spring to fall, 'Snow Fire' is a shrubby, slow-growing selection of one of the most widespread North American maples. Its three-lobed or weakly five-lobed leaves emerge brilliant rose-pink and mature to medium-green with white blotching. The foliage turns yellow or red in fall.

This deciduous large shrub or small tree is adapted to a wide range of soils and topographies. It best in locations with full to part sun and makes a colorful accent for lawns and mixed borders...

(Northern Red Maple, Red Maple)

A selection of red maple, which is is native to eastern North American, 'Sun Valley' is a strong- growing deciduous tree notable for brilliant, long-lasting scarlet fall foliage. The canopy of 'Sun Valley' is oval and the leaves are green with three to five lobes and lovely red petioles (leaf stems). The leaves turn bright red in autumn and often deepen to dark red. In spring, the tree produces small, red flowers in abundant clusters. All flowers are male and thus result in no seed production. The...

(Shirasawa Maple)

Shirasawa maple is a small deciduous tree from Japan, which is closely related to fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) and Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). Best known for its fine cultivars, it bears handsome, rounded leaves with 9 to 13 pointed lobes at their tips. Its leaves turn gold, orange, or red in fall for a lovely show.

Accepting of sun or partial shade, it grows well in most moderately drained, non-alkaline soils. In the landscape it is best used as a small lawn or understory tree or in a...

(Golden Shirasawa Maple, Shirasawa Maple)

Shirasawa maple is a small deciduous tree from Japan closely related to fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) and Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). The cultivar 'Aureum' is distinguished by its striking, yellow-green leaves and its rounded, short-branched habit. The leaves turn gold, orange, or red in fall.

Accepting of most non-alkaline soils in sun or partial shade, it works well as a small lawn or understory tree or in a mixed border.

(Autumn Moon Shirasawa Maple, Shirasawa Maple)

Shirasawa maple is a small deciduous tree from Japan, which is closely related to fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) and Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). Best known for its fine cultivars, it bears handsome, rounded leaves with 9 to 13 pointed lobes at their tips. Its leaves turn gold, orange, or red in fall for a lovely show.

Accepting of sun or partial shade, it grows well in most moderately drained, non-alkaline soils. In the landscape it is best used as a small lawn or understory tree or in a...

(Moonrise™ Maple, Shirasawa Maple)

Shirasawa maple is a small deciduous tree from Japan, which is closely related to fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum) and Japanese maple (Acer palmatum). Best known for its fine cultivars, it bears handsome, rounded leaves with 9 to 13 pointed lobes at their tips. Its leaves turn gold, orange, or red in fall for a lovely show.

Accepting of sun or partial shade, it grows well in most moderately drained, non-alkaline soils. In the landscape it is best used as a small lawn or understory tree or in a...

(Painted Maple, Shantung Maple)

Shantung maple is a tough deciduous shade tree from northern China and Korea that has interest in all four seasons. In spring, yellowish green flowers decorate the twigs, which may have a slightly purple hue. The leaves emerge reddish and mature dark green, looking very much like those of Norway maple. In autumn, the leaves typically turn shades of yellow and orange, with possible blotches of red. The bark of this tree is gray, and looks like the battered and age-worn skin of a large elephant's...

(Pacific Sunset® Maple, Painted Maple, Shantung Maple)

Pacific Sunset maple ('Warrenred') is a tough shade tree with a fast growth rate and atypical red fall color. Although its parentage is uncertain, it is perhaps a hybrid of the Shantung maple (Acer truncatum)from China with Norway maple (A. platainoides). Pacific Sunset's deep yellow-green leaves are slightly larger in size than the species and have more small lobes and more pointed lobes on the leaf blade. In autumn, leaves typically change bright red, but may include dulled purple...