Native: Eastern North America

Tree Characteristics

  • Drought tolerant
  • Shape: Columnar
  • Foliage: Deciduous, Lobed and Palmate, Green, Red, Gold or Orange
  • Height: 45 - 50 feet.
  • Width: 15 - 20 feet.
  • Flowers: Showy. Red. Flowers in spring.
  • Fruit: Red Winged Seed, Small to Medium (0.25 - 1.50 inches), fruiting in summer or fall.
  • Bark: Dark Brown, Fissured.
  • Shading Capacity: Dense to Very Dense in Leaf

Tree Site Conditions & Constraints

  • Zones: Sunset 1 - 9 and 14 – 17, USDA Hardiness 4 - 8.
  • Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade.

Pests & Disease Information

  • Susceptible to Leaf Stalk Borer, Aphids, Scales and Borer, Scorch, Tar Spot, Leaf Spot and Chlorosis.

Health, Safety & Environmental Concerns

  • Branch Strength: Weak
  • Root Damage Potential: Low
  • Health Hazard: None Known
  • Attracts: Birds and Mammals

Source:

SelecTree. "Acer rubrum 'Bowhall' Tree Record." 1995-2018. Feb 22, 2018. < https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/acer-rubrum-bowhall >

The Editors of Sunset. (2012) The New Sunset Western Garden Book New York, New York: Sunset Books Inc.

 

 

Updated: June 20, 2023