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Spring 2004
October Glory Red Maple
In our yard, this is 'Bradley's Tree'
Fall Color Change
Tree Calendar
Julie's Trees
Facts at a Glance
Acer rubrum -
'October Glory'
Planted March 1999
Planting height: 9'
Planting trunk: 2.5"
2006 Update
7-yr height: 33'
7-yr trunk: 22"
7-yr spread: 22'
Mature Height: 40 to 50'
Spread: 25 to 35'
Growth rate: Fast
Form: Broad, round
Flowers: Red
Fall color: Red
Hardiness zone: 5 - 8
Culture: Sun/partial shade
Best feature:
Fall color
Worst problem:
Surface roots
Do over? Yes
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A Tree Grower's Diary
October Glory Red Maple
OCTOBER GLORY RED MAPLE FALL COLOR CHANGE
Photographs and text by Julie Walton Shaver
Compare the fall color from the 2004 chart, above, and the fall color in the 2005 chart, below.
In 2005, the fall color lasted only one week, compared with more than three weeks in 2004. Weather makes all the difference.
In late summer and early fall, 2005, there was very little rain, the daytime temperatures were hot, and the nighttime temperatures
were very warm. For optimum fall color, there should be a fair amount of summer and early fall rains, and fall temps need
to be warm in the daytime and cool at night, generally speaking.
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See the growth chart for a series of pictures of this tree over the years,
and daily through the fall of 2004.
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Black space holder type
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See the October Glory Red Maple Journal
For Julie's detailed comments, see the October Glory Red Maple fact page
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