Acer rubrum 'OCTOBER GLORY'

Acer rubrum 'OCTOBER GLORY'
red maple

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized tree
USUAL HEIGHT	9-13m
USUAL WIDTH	4-6m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	acidic (peaty) to neutral
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Deciduous broadleaf

Red maple is one of the most spectacular big-sized trees suitable for large gardens, parks or city avenues. October Glory is a variety cultivated for its smaller size and fantastic autumn foliage colour. It has mid-sized leaves that are glossy and green in summer, changing to orange and red in early autumn and overall brilliant red later. This colour display remains often until mid November.

The tree grows medium fast or fast into a somewhat columnar shape, it does not make a rounded, typical maple-like crown. Branches that grow upright in the crown too close to the trunk should be removed when the tree is young. Select only the branches with a wide angle from the trunk to prevent wind and snow breakage when the tree is mature.

Red maple can take almost any soil, it also withstands clay and wet soil once established. It is wind and air-pollution tolerant. Grow it preferably in sunny location to achieve the best autumn colours. Fully hardy to -30°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 13-02-2010

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GLOSSARY

STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.