Beautiful in both saltation with its red flowers and twigs and again in autumn with fiery timber of crimson , Red Sunset maple remains one of the finest subtlety trees for landscape . With origins in North America , all ruby-red maple varieties typically guarantee splendid leafage coloration in autumn , and Red Sunset is no exception . Keep this tree out from sidewalks , as its all-inclusive surface root system causes lifting and cracks and may cause masses and pets to tripper in the lawn .

Origins

A species of carmine maple ( Acer rubrum ) , it is aboriginal to much of eastern North America . In 1966 this cultivar was first introduced by J. Frank Schmidt Nursery in Boring , Oregon and bears the cultivar name " Franksred . " It has since gained the trademarked name " Red Sunset . " Some glasshouse erroneously list the trademark name as the legitimate cultivar name .

Description

Fast - turn , Red Sunset is a deciduous Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree reach a mature acme of 40 to 50 feet , with a canopy spread of 30 to 40 feet . In its youth it has a pyramid - like shape ; with age , it develop more of a obtuse ellipse drug abuse . Its 3- to 4 - in - long leaves comprise three or five lobes and are medium green with a grayish or lighter silver - green underside . Its barque tramp from light-colored gray to gray-haired - brown , and its trunk has the appearing of scaly cracks .

Ornamental Qualities

The long suit of Red Sunset maple stay the consistent development of rich , vibrant red to orangish - red leaf in autumn , disregardless of the grow season ’s atmospheric condition . While the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s bark remains silvery gray , the youngest twigs glow red-faced , prepare the tree quite attractive across the stagnation of winter . In early springtime , mop - alike tuft of red flowers don the limb before the leaves emerge . Shortly after pollenation in the wind , these flowers acquire reddish seeds called key fruit , or as children refer to them , " helicopters " . The cum ripen to beige and drop off in former summer .

Cultural Requirements

mature this maple in full sun photograph or about so , receiving at least 8 minute of direct sunlight daily . Appreciating a fertile , moist , well - drain soil that is not alkalic in pH , it tolerates blind drunk to average out or slightly drier dirt , too , although growth rate is not as firm or luxurious if moisture is lacking . This Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree needs a winter quiescence with cold temperatures and spring up successfully in USDA Hardiness zone 3 through cold area of Zone 9 . An constitutional mulch layer around the root geographical zone reduce need for any supplemental fertilizer in most land that are not sandy .

Uses

Red Sunset maple becomes an effective ornamental shade tree diagram for liner avenue , gracing parks and large lawn . Its tolerance of pie-eyed soil affords its use as a shadiness tree diagram along streams or slow - drain pockets in a landscape . Be aware that the radical remain closelipped to the surface , and to prevent upheaval of pavement or asphalt , this maple should be embed no skinny than 20 feet from such hardscape surfaces . Because Red Sunset demonstrates better wintertime cold tolerance than the popular variety " October Glory , " use it for outstanding crepuscle leafage displays in USDA Zones 3 and 4 and windy section of Zone 5 .

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