Shade TREES

Autumn Flame 

Acer rubrum

Tree Description: Large tree up to 100 ft; shade intolerant. 

Twig/Bark: Dark gray, smooth on young trees, breaking into long, narrow plates with age; slender,shiny, red to brown with small lenticels.

Leaf: Leaf shape is orbicular and irregularly serrated. Upper surface is green to dark green, the lower surface usually white-glaucous. Fall color is yellow-orange to red. 

Flower/Fruit: Spring has minute sepals with 4-5 petals that are bright red to yellow. 

Habitat: Bottomland and riparian forests, mesic upland forests, bluffs,ditches, swamp margins, streams and river banks.

All plants, as well as size, color and cultivar, will vary based upon availability.