Labrador Tea vs Korean Maple - TreeTime.ca

Labrador Tea vs Korean Maple

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Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Korean Maple
Labrador Tea

The Korean Maple is an ideal accent tree, and is similar in size and shape to the Japanese Maple, but much hardier. The leaves have long, finger-like lobes that turn striking shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn.

It is recommended that pruning be done during the summer after the leaves have fully developed to ensure sap does not "bleed" down the tree.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Korean Maple Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 1a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: large, palmate
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: vibrant to deep red
Fall colour: rust orange
Flowers: white, fragrant
Seeds: winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE