Red maple or Acer rubrum is one of the 10 best trees you can plant in your yard. Consider planting red maple for great Spring and Autumn color.

As spring unfolds, the deep red blooms of red maple trees along the roadsides and in the woods really stand out. Within days, the blooms fall onto the pavement like blood-red snow.

"This smaller maple tree is prized for its delicate, lacy leaves and graceful form," he says. "And it’s available in a variety of leaf colors, including red, purple, and green." ...

Brandywine is a smaller tree, growing to 30 feet with a spread of 15 feet. It assumes an oval crown growth habit and bears subtle red flowers in the spring that cover bare branches.

Red maple twigs are red toward the end and their buds are rounded at the tip. Trees must reach a certain size before they are ready to tap, no smaller than 10-12 inches in diameter at chest height.

The native Drummond red maple is a fast-growing, deciduous shade tree that grows about 40 feet tall tolerates less than ideal drainage. PHOTO FROM ETSY.COM Facebook ...