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- Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Object Details
- Description
- All of these cultivated red maple trees are female, meaning that every late spring to early summer these trees are guaranteed to have helicopter-like samaras. This maple was patented in 1961 (although the patent has now expired), and is best known for its excellent fall color.
- Hardiness
- -30 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- Early spring before leaves emerge
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0407A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Bloom Characteristics
- Red flowers
- Fall Color
- Orange to red
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, palmate leaves are glossy, dark green with 3-5 lobes and have red stems. Leaves are 3-6" (7.6-15.25 cm) across.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Red-ish samaras are 1.5" (3.8 cm) long.
- Plant Size
- 40-50' (12.2-15.25 m) tall x 30-40' (9.1-12.2 m) wide
- Structure
- Oval to round
- Range
- cultivated
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- On Display
- National Air & Space Museum
- Common Name
- Red maple cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Acer
- Species
- rubrum
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0407A
- Usage
- Not determined
