Red maple

Native

Acer rubrum

Soapberry (Sapindaceae) · Maple · 40–70 ft

Knowing it

Red twigs, red flowers in late winter and red fall leaves. Native to the eastern Ozarks and Bootheel swamps; cultivars planted everywhere.

Moderately weak; co-dominant stems split in storms. Girdling roots are common on planted trees.

From GBIF occurrence records. No record does not mean absent.