Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
Sun Valley Red Maple

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Red (Showy red flowers bloom in March)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green during the summer months); Red-Violet (A range of reds and purples during fall months)
 Stem Notes:
reddish stems
 Fruit Notes:
no fruit is produced
 Ultimate Height:
20-35 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-25 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, moist, acidic soils; adapts to many types of soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are simple, opposite, 3 to sometimes 5-lobed, at 4" length and width. Cultivar does not produce samaras.
 Ecological Functions:
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Fall Color 238
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Nativar 39
  • Street Tree 140
  • Wet Soil Tolerant 109

    • Additional Information

    This rounded oval cultivar prefers moist soils, even tolerating wet soils. The Sun Valley Red Maple has red, showy flowers that bloom in March, but does not produce fruit.

    22 Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_01113*BSHLY
    22012_01060*ADUHM
    3ORIG_8778*ADAUC
    4ORIG_8756*ADAUC
    52010_12956*ADAUC
    6ORIG_8758*ADAUC
    72012_01113*CSHLY
    82012_01060*BDUHM
    92012_01175*AWARN
    10ORIG_8777*ADAUC
    11ORIG_8738*ADAUC
    12ORIG_8757*ADAUC
    13ORIG_8779*ADAUC
    14ORIG_8780*ADAUC
    15ORIG_8779*BDAUC
    162021_00022*CFST
    172021_00022*AFST
    182023_00594*AWANG
    192023_00594*BWANG
    202023_00594*CWANG
    212023_00594*DWANG
    222023_00594*EWANG

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