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.