A Tree Grower's Diary: Red Sunset Red Maple Growth

April 2006
Red Sunset Red Maple
Reaching for the sky

Red Sunset Red Maple
Journal
Growth Chart

Detailed Facts

Tree Calendar
Julie's Trees

Facts at a Glance

Acer rubrum -
'Red Sunset'

Planted October 1999
Planting height: 11'
Planting trunk: 1.5"

2006 Update
7-yr height: 26'
7-yr trunk: 19"

Mature Height: 50 to 60'
Spread: 40 to 50'
Growth rate: Fast
Form: Oval, symmetrical
Flowers: Red
Fall color: Red
Hardiness zone: 4 - 8
Culture: Sun/partial shade

Best feature:
Fall color

Worst problem:
Surface roots

Do over? Yes

Red Sunset Blogs
Do They Cry?

Some Day He'll Be Known as 'The Old Red Sunset'

Julie's Other Trees

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A Tree Grower's Diary
Red Sunset Red Maple

RED SUNSET RED MAPLE GROWTH CHART

Photographs and text by Julie Walton Shaver

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Notice the little red wagon that appears periodically in the pictures. That wagon belongs to our neighbor, and that's our neighbor's yard and deck stairs. I love that the wagon keeps showing up in the pictures. I have absolutely no control over when it does or when it doesn't!

See the Red Sunset Red Maple Journal

For Julie's detailed comments, see the Red Sunset Red Maple fact page

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