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Varieties
14 varieties
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Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Category
- Maple trees
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Categories
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1
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6
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1
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18
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2
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4
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1
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16
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1
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13
Japanese flowering cherries
21
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1
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1
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1
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8
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8
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4
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33
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14
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7
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2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
46
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
11
Our recommendations
17
Stock availability
All
14
In stock
4
Not in stock
10
Available form
1-year
2-year
4
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
4
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
11
Average
1
Experienced
Awards
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RHS AGM (current)
8
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
9
Attractive bark
3
Attractive foliage
5
Autumn foliage colour
13
Variegated foliage
2
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
3
Upright-spreading / Vase
10
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
1
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
5
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
14
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
5
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
9
Some shade
3
Tolerates shade
5
Pruning
Do not prune
5
No need to prune
Light prune
4
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
4
Growth rate
?
Fast
5
Average
1
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
1
Windy site
1
Free-draining site
2
Occasional flooding
2
Occasional drought
5
Coastal site
Air pollution
1
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
4
Melliferous
1
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
1
March
April
5
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
9
Bronze
3
Dark purple
1
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
1
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
1
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
3
Yellow / Crimson
1
Orange / Gold
2
Orange / Red
4
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
5
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
1
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
1
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
1
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
2
Annual cycle
Deciduous
14
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Acer rubrum
The well-known Canadian maple, fast growing and featuring beautiful autumn leaf colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer rubrum
Aureum
As the name suggests, this is a form of the Cappodician Maple featuring golden-green leaves which take on multiple tints in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer cappadocicum
Autumn Blaze
Spectacular, bright orange red leaves.A hybrid of Acer rubrum /saccharnum.Height after 10yr 6m/20ft
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer x Freemanii
Carnival
An attractive form of the Field Maple, featuring variegated leaves with white margins and light pink growing tips.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Acer campestre
Crimson King
Crimson King is a tree fast-growing maple with purple leaves which turn red in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow / Crimson
Acer platanoides
Field Maple
The Field Maple makes a good specimen tree with attractive autumn colours, and is easy to grow.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer campestre
George Forrest
A popular snake-bark maple, very attractive striated bark, and golden yellow autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer davidii
Princeton Gold
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Princeton Gold is a versatile fast-growing form of the Norway Maple, named for its golden-green leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer platanoides
Red Snakebark Maple
One of the smaller maples, its main feature is the striated brown/red bark.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer capillipes
Rubrum
One of the best forms of the Cappadocian Maple, featuring a range of leaf colours from spring to autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer cappadocicum
Silver Maple
A large stately tree featuring attractive cut leaves which turn yellow and gold in the autumn.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Acer saccharinum
Simon-Louis Freres
A popular slow-growing medium-sized sycamore tree with very attractive variegated leaves.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sugar Maple
The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer saccharum
Sun Valley
A good example of the Red Maple, featuring fiery red autumn leaf colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer rubrum