Karpick red maple
Acer rubrum 'Karpick'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 50 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Oval
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Karpick' red maple (Acer rubrum 'Karpick') is a tree for specimen planting, accent, privacy screen, and rain garden use. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate into an oval shape, and it is drought tolerant. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Spicebush, Switchgrass, and Sensitive fern.