Plant Library
Maple Northwood Red
Common Name: Maple
Botanical Name: Acer rubrum 'Northwood'
Variety: Northwood Red
Blossom Color: Red
Bloom Time: Early spring
Zone: 3 to 8
Exposure: Sun
Mature Height: 50'
Mature Width: 35'
Notes: It has a rounded to oval crown with branches that ascend at approximately a 45 degree angle. Optimum growth, as with all red maples, will occur in moist, slightly acidic soil. This is a relatively low maintenance tree. Produces showy clusters of red flowers before the leaves emerge. Bright orange-red fall color.