Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET®
Acer rubrum
Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET® (Acer rubrum) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 40–60 ft tall and 30–40 ft wide, and needs medium water. Red maple is borderline for our pH and dry summers — selected cultivars do better than seedlings.
medium water40–60 ft tall and 30–40 ft wide
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At a glance
- Rating
- Recommended for Most Sites
- Botanical name
- Acer rubrum
- Variety / cultivar
- Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET®
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 40–60 ft tall and 30–40 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 4.7–7.0
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- low
- Good for
- rain garden
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Soil Chemistry
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
- Critical: Salt Tolerance
Frequently asked questions
- Is Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET® good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET® is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Recommended for Most Sites" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET® get?
- It matures to about 40–60 ft tall and 30–40 ft wide.
- How much water does Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET® need?
- It needs medium water once established.
- Is Maple — Red – 'Autumn Flame', REDPOINTE®, RED SUNSET® native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
