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Red Maple vs Douglas Maple

Acer rubrum

Acer glabrum

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Red Maple
Douglas Maple

Red Maple is a beautiful deciduous tree that blooms with small red flowers in the spring. It is one of the first trees to change colour in the fall, turning a brilliant reddish-orange colour. It is one of the most common and widespread maples in North America.

Red Maple is a great choice for parks and large gardens where there is ample room for its root system.

Important note: Red Maple leaves are toxic to horses if ingested in quantity.

Douglas Maple is a fast growing, long lived, ornamental tree. It can take on a shrubby or multi-stemmed form with densely packed leaves, making it an excellent tree for privacy screens and hedges.

In the fall, the leaves make a brilliant change to red, orange, or yellow depending on the tree and its sun exposure. Douglas Maple's compact size makes it ideal for planting in urban yards and under power lines.

Red Maple Quick Facts

Douglas Maple Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none

Toxicity: wilted leaves toxic to horses

Fall colour: reddish-orange
Fall colour: dull red
Seeds: located within the winged samaras
Seeds: winged samara
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 2.4 - 4 m (8 - 12 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Native to: AB, BC
Other Names: soft maple, swamp maple, water maple
Other Names: box maple, dwarf maple, new mexico maple, rock maple, rocky mountain maple, sierra maple