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Taxon
Acer rubrum 'October Brilliance'
Common name:
October Brilliance red maple
Family:
Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Plant Patent Info.:
PP2,116; 26 December, 1961
Comments:
This upright-rounded, deciduous tree reaches 40' in height with a 30' spread. Late leaf emergence reduces frost injury. Red flowers in March produce a reddish samara that matures to brown. Green leaves change to crimson red in the fall. Good specimen tree.
Links:
US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search
Locations
1:
PER: CP23
(CP23)
• Accession: D1998-0893.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
VVW: AW16
(AW16)
• Accession: D2002-0825.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual