The Resilient Red Maple

Imagine a tree with red leaves, flowers, fruits, and petioles ranging from southern Canada to southern Florida! Such a tree would describe the Red maple!
The red maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the earliest flowering eastern U.S. trees, serving as one of the first signs of spring. Despite the fact that some red maples in southern Florida experience frost free winters, those growing in Minnesota face temperatures plunging to -40°F (-40°C). Being a wide ranging tree, the red maple is widely cultivated in temperate and subtropical climates throughout the eastern U.S.

[@justhereforthefoliage]

It’s a great tree! So many interesting cultivars too!

[@subtropicalohioplants267]

For sure. It's definitely fun observing red maples this time of year. Are the red maples in your area still blooming?

[@justhereforthefoliage]

@@subtropicalohioplants267 Yes, they are. Tons of them! We’ll see how things go with a low of 21°F next week lol.

[@subtropicalohioplants267]

@@justhereforthefoliage Red maples are now almost in full bloom in Cleveland! By the way, did the red maples look damaged at all from the recent cold, or have they proved resilient?

[@justhereforthefoliage]

@@subtropicalohioplants267 Ah nice! Glad to hear it!
We’ve had almost no movement on anything in the past three weeks. It’s pretty sad, actually. Nothing looks any different other than honeysuckle has come on. Cold didn’t damage anything but nothing has advanced either. It’s been so cold!

[@subtropicalohioplants267]

@@justhereforthefoliage Some plants wake up at the first alarm, whereas others keep hitting the snooze button!

[@josefsaldivar9172]

Would this tree do good in subtropical climates? Like central mexico ?

[@subtropicalohioplants267]

In a seasonally dry subtropical climate, red maple requires a natural water source or supplemental irrigation to survive through the dry winters. For example, in subtropical Florida it only grows naturally near rivers, streams, and swamps.

[@josefsaldivar9172]

@@subtropicalohioplants267 we have 60 hectars with water springs threw the property and a river about less then half a mile away ?

[@josefsaldivar9172]

I need to look into the root system of the tree maybe it can tap into the water vains under ground.

[@josefsaldivar9172]

I need to look into the root system of the tree maybe it can tap into the water vains under ground. Water flows everywhere in the rain season from June threw early September.