October Glory red maple
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Sizeup to 50 feet tallup to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Oval
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'October Glory' red maple (Acer rubrum 'October Glory') is a tree for specimen planting, shade gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°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 bees, butterflies, and birds visit it. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Give it plenty of room to grow.
Pairs well with River birch, Spicebush, Sedge, and Joe-pyeweed.