Summer Red Maple Tree – 5 Gallon Pot

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Adding up to a whopping 6 feet in height per year, the Summer Red Maple is a unique from other red maple trees in that it not only produces outstanding red fall foliage color, but also produces red new leaves in spring and summer, hence the name. Leaves mature to a rich green. In fall, you can expect a spectacular show of orange, yellow, and red shades. 

Summer Red is one of, if not the most heat tolerant and fast growing of the North American red maples. In 2013, we planted four Summer Red Maples in our north-central Georgia gardens. These trees were about 8 feet tall when planted. Five years later all four trees had grown to right around 35 feet in height!

Typically growing up to 45 feet in height by 35 feed wide, the Summer Red Maple is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or in straight or staggered rows as a screen or to delineate property lines or line a driveway. Also nice to provide shade near the home or around near sitting areas, to frame the corners of tall homes and other structures, and for reforestation projects. When planted on the west side of the home the shade provided will substantially reduce cooling costs. A fine addition to red theme gardens, wildlife gardens and sunny woodland borders. 

Suggested Spacing:  20 to 25 feet apart for screens; 50 feet or more apart for space between trees; space trees at least 20 feet from a driveway 

Thriving as far south as USDA Zone 9b and north to Zone 3a, the Summer Red Maple is exceptionally adaptable and easy to grow in almost any climate and environment. In our gardens, no amount of extreme weather has hindered the strong performance of this amazing maple tree. Our temps here in north-central Georgia can reach 100 degrees or more in summer with long periods of little to no rain. The Summer Red Maple grows best in a moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and in full sun to part shade. Established trees are very drought tolerant.

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