Why Red Maple Tree Is My Favorite
The species of red maple is acer rubrum. And there are literally dozens if not hundreds of cultivars or cultivated varieties. These come with different growth habits and are appropriate to certain climates and growing conditions. It is also called swamp maple.
But... the really neat thing about acer rubrum is the broad geographical range where the tree grows, from South Florida right up to the Arctic Circle and that is amazing. Obviously, seedlings from Florida won't survive in Deer Lake but... this plant has over the eons, adapted to a huge range of climatic growing conditions.
Ok, so how do you really pick a favorite plant with thousands to choose from?
The red maple or acer rubrum, is one of the most magnificent trees in the continent and most plentiful.
I have spent most of my working life growing trees for landscaping and have grown hundreds of species and cultivars and hundreds of thousands if not millions of trees, too many to count!
But... the really neat thing about acer rubrum is the broad geographical range where the tree grows, from South Florida right up to the Arctic Circle and that is amazing. Obviously, seedlings from Florida won't survive in Deer Lake but... this plant has over the eons, adapted to a huge range of climatic growing conditions.
Ok, so how do you really pick a favorite plant with thousands to choose from?
The red maple or acer rubrum, is one of the most magnificent trees in the continent and most plentiful.
I have spent most of my working life growing trees for landscaping and have grown hundreds of species and cultivars and hundreds of thousands if not millions of trees, too many to count!