Acer rubrum - Wikipedia
Its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Over most of its range, red maple is adaptable to a very wide range of site conditions, perhaps more so than any other tree in eastern North America.
Red Maple | WashU Arboretum - Washington University in St. Louis
Frank Jr. is a cultivar of the Red Maple species, which is native to areas in Eastern North America. It’s a large deciduous tree known primarily for its bright red leaf color that can only be described as brilliant during the fall. The flowers, seeds, and twigs on the Red Maple also have red color spread throughout.
Red Maple | Yale Nature Walk - Yale University
The twigs of the red maple are reddish in color and somewhat shiny with small lenticels. Dwarf shoots are present on many branches. The buds are usually blunt and greenish to reddish in color, generally with several loose scales.
ENH-200/ST041: Acer rubrum: Red Maple - EDIS
Red maple is easily transplanted and usually develops surface roots in soil ranging from well-drained sand to clay. It is not especially drought-tolerant, particularly in the southern part of the range, but selected individual trees can be found growing on dry sites. This trait shows the wide range of genetic diversity in the species.
Drummond’s Red Maple - Washington University in St. Louis
The twig of Drummond’s Red Maple starts red and pubescent, and matures to become reddish-brown with light-colored lenticels. The buds are red, imbricately scaled, narrowly ovoid, and pointed at their tip.
The outstanding ornamental characteristic of Red Maple is red, orange or yellow fall color (sometimes on the same tree) lasting several weeks. Red maple is often one of the first trees to color up in autumn, and it puts on one of the most brilliant displays of any tree but trees vary greatly in fall color and intensity.
Red Maple | WashU Arboretum | Washington University in St. Louis
The flowers, seeds, and twigs on the Red Maple also have red color spread throughout. Although known for its iconic leaves, the samaras of the Red Maple provide food for many animals as well. Its leaves are particularly resistant to leaf chlorosis.
Foliage of ‘Bowhall’ Red Maple. Current year twig color: gray; reddish Current year twig thickness: medium Wood specific gravity: 0.54.
ENH-201/ST042: Acer rubrum 'Armstrong': 'Armstrong' Red Maple …
'Armstrong' red maple is a fast-growing, upright tree, reaching a height of 50 to 60 feet with a 15 to 25 foot spread, and has very attractive silver-grey bark. Trees are often shorter in the southern part of its range. This tree is preferred over columnar sugar maple or columnar Norway maple because it much more vigorous and tolerates heat better.
31. RED MAPLE - Cornell University
Twigs - rather slender, bright or dark red in color, without odor when cut or broken. Winter buds - broad, blunt-pointed, clustered, short stalk, red in color; terminal bud slightly larger than lateral buds; numerous large, plump flower buds along the twig.