Northwood red maple
Acer rubrum 'Northwood'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 60 feet tall25 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Oval
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Northwood' red maple (Acer rubrum 'Northwood') is a tree for specimen planting, shade gardens, and rain gardens. 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 fast and forms an oval shape. The flowers bloom in spring and attract bees, butterflies, and birds. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Swamp white oak, Sensitive fern, Northern bayberry, and New England aster.