Sun Valley Red Maple Tree – 7 Gallon Pot (6-7′)

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-7b   Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Deciduous Shade Tree

Flower Color:  Brilliant Red

Flower Size:  Small in clusters

Flowering Period: Early Spring

Fragrant Flowers:  NA

Foliage Color:  Rich Green turning Brilliant Red in fall.

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Fruit: None

Attracts:  Birds, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures (-30F), Deer, Disease, Drought (when established)

Prized for its long-lasting and glorious fall color show, fast growth rate and symmetrical form, ‘Sun Valley’ is a superior hybrid Red Maple developed and released by the U.S. National Arboretum. It is a cross of  ‘Red Sunset’ and ‘Autumn Flame’, from which it gets its fast growth growth and handsome, rich green leaves that turn outstanding brilliant red shades in fall. In late winter to early spring small clusters of flowers the beneficial pollinators will appreciate appear at the tips of almost every twig on the tree. It is a male tree so does not produce the samaras (winged seeds). Long lived and highly adaptable and reliable, the Sun Valley Red Maple will thrive in most any soil of average fertility and tolerates periodic wet or dry soils when established. At 30 to 35 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide with a dense, symmetrical oval crown that makes for a fine yard specimen, shade tree, or to line a street, drive or property line.