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Red Maple vs Sugar Maple (Hard Maple)

Acer rubrum

Acer saccharum

Red Maple
Sugar Maple (Hard 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.

Sugar Maple is a large, deciduous tree known for its brilliant fall yellow, orange, and red-orange color display.

This long-lived shade tree features unique "maple"
lobed leaves.

Note: this Zone 4 tree is unlikely to produce commercially viable sap on the prairies.

RED MAPLE QUICK FACTS

SUGAR MAPLE (HARD MAPLE) QUICK FACTS

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none

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

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)

Toxicity: wilted leaves toxic to horses


Other Names: soft maple, swamp maple, water maple
Other Names: hard maple, rock maple