Red Maple

Latin Name: Acer rubrum

Bloom Color: Pink, Red
Bloom Time: Mar, Apr
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Characteristics:
Red maple is one of the most successful and abundant trees in the Northeastern United States. Red maple is a valuable riparian buffer plant due to its tolerance of wetter soils, but is also found growing on a wide variety of sites: sunny or shady, dry or moist. 60-80′ up to 100′

Habitat:
Soil moisture: Highly variable from swamps/peat bogs up to dry ridges, but prefers moist, well-drained soils
Shade tolerance: Full Sun-Part Shade

Wildlife:
Cavities in red maples in river floodplain communities are often well suited for cavity-nesting species, like the wood duck and others.