- Name
- Red Maple
- Common Names
- Carolina maple, soft maple, swamp maple
- Scientific Name
- Acer rubrum
- Family
- Aceraceae (Maple Family)
- Description
- A wide-ranging deciduous tree, may grow 40 to 120 feet tall, native to eastern North America.
- Leaves
- Opposite, with 3-5 palmate lobes and toothed margins on long red stems. Most distinctive feature is the serrated saw-like edge.
- Flowers
- Inconspicuous red flowers in clusters, mature in late-winter, one of the first trees to flower in early spring.
- Bloom Time
- late January to early March
- Pollen Source
- good (*major early season pollen source)
- Nectar Source
- good
- Pollen Color
- taupe, grey-brown
- Native to NC
- Yes
