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Arboretum
"A man does not plant a tree for himself, he plants it for posterity." - Alexander Smith
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Red Sunset Maple
(Acer rubrum)
Donated by
Mark Hodapp
Tree Map Location: #
9
In Honor of Louis A. and Margaret E. Hodapp
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Leaf:
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Opposite, simple, 3 to 5 palmate lobes with serrated margin, sinuses relatively shallow (but highly variable), 2 to 4 inches long; green above, whitened and sometimes glaucous or hairy beneath.
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Flower:
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Attractive but small, occur in hanging clusters, usually bright red but occasionally yellow, appear in early spring, usually before leaves.
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Fruit:
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Clusters of 1/2 to 3/4 inch long samaras with slightly divergent wings, on long slender stems. Light brown and often reddish, ripen in late spring and early summer.
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Twig:
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Reddish and lustrous with small lenticels, buds usually blunt, green or reddish (fall and winter) with several loose scales usually present, leaf scars V-shaped, 3 bundle scars, lateral buds slightly stalked, may be collateral buds present.
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Bark:
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On young trees, smooth and light gray, with age becomes darker and breaks up into long, fine scaly plates.
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Form:
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Medium sized tree up to 90 feet. In forest, trunk usually clear for some distance, in the open the trunk is shorter and the crown rounded.
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Source:
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College of Natural Resource Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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To participate in the Kaskaskia College Arboretum please contact:
Office of Institutional Advancement
618-545-3069
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