Autumn blaze has mostly fiery red leaves, and Sienna Glen Maple will have a variety of colors including yellow, orange and red. October Glory - excellent fall color, but the color develops late and early freezes may ruin it.
Additionally, the Red Sunset grows at a quicker rate and. Nurseries get to sell you a bigger tree years quicker and customers get the shade they want sooner. This fast growth has made this tree an absolute favorite of nurseries and impatient customers. The easiest way to differentiate between the two varieties is the fall foliage color. For starters, the October Glory likes heat, while the Red Sunset Maple prefers cooler temperatures. This hybrid of the native silver maple (Acer saccharinum) and the red maple (Acer rubrum) is a very fast growing specimen. If you live in the Midwest or North, go with Red Sunset. Plus, Red Sunset grows a little faster (more than 2 feet a year) and colors up two weeks earlier in fall.Grumpys recommendation - if you live in the South, plant October Glory. The foliage is similar in shape to that of the Autumn Blaze as well. Well, October Glory is more heat-tolerant, while Red Sunset is more cold-tolerant. Autumn Blaze maple, with vibrant fall foliage.
Compared to Autumn Blaze, Red Sunset maple requires more frequent watering. While the Autumn Blaze maple needs a maximum pH of 6.5, the Red Sunset maple needs a maximum pH of 7.0. I picked mine based on both color and leaf shape/lacy feel, so it wasn't a total disappointment, but it was quite a surprise.Foliage Color- Green foliage in the summer and orange to red in the fall.ĭetails- Similar in looks to the Autumn Blaze variety, but Sienna Glen Maple grows slightly slower and has a more rounded appearance. Compared to Autumn Blaze maple leaves, Red Sunset maple leaves are significantly larger. So, I did more research and learned that more sunlight means more chlorophyll production, which then overrides the desired red/orange in red maple leaves. Apparently that spot got more summer sun than he'd realized when he planned in spring. It and Red Sunset are the most popular red maples in cultivation, probably due to their dependable fall color and vigorous growth. Its most distinguishing characteristic, its scarlet red autumn. As a hardy, all-purpose tree, it is hard to go wrong with this variety. These trees grow well under a variety of conditions, provide spectacular autumn color and bright red, showy fruit. The tree (a dwarf variety) started a gorgeous shade of crimson each spring, and by midsummer was just as bright green as could be. ‘October Glory’ is a cultivar of red maple has an oval to round shape and is a fast grower with strong wood, reaching a height of 4050’. The October glory maple tree is actually a cultivar of the more common red maple or Acer rubrum. But the October Glory Maple dependably puts on a wonderful explosion of. Redpointe turns bright red around two weeks prior to. Yeah, mine was recommended by a landscaper standing in my yard watching the sun patterns while he plotted, measured, and planned for a couple hours in March/April. Other Red Maples need constant lowering temperatures in fall to ensure good fall color. Great fall color October Glory are the most widely planted and offer excellent orange-red fall color. Its parents are Acer rubrum (Red maple) and Acer saccharinum (Silver. Autumn Blaze maple tops out at 55 feet, with a 30- to 40-foot spread. Given sufficient sun, water and elbow room, this ornamental tree spreads to 50 feet wide.
Cultivated, red maple may grow to 70 feet tall, although it can achieve 120 feet in the wild. Besides, Autumn Blaze Maple has more aggressive roots than October Glory, so it can be considered invasive. Autumn Blaze maple is a large tree, but red maple is larger. Do you mean that they will get permanently damaged at the nursery if exposed to too much sun, or that I need to be careful to plant it in the right place? I'm working with a landscaper and these were his recommendations for the space, so I think I'm ok if the latter. Autumn Blaze grows faster than October Glory Maple and after the same period of time, the first will be larger than the second.
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