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Article: The colorful red maple.(In Profile)
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- American Forests
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- June 22, 2004
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For the past 100 years the red maple (Acer rubrum) has been considered a star both in the forest and in the home landscape.
In the home landscape, red maple has long been the most popular tree sold by landscapers and garden centers. Genetic variability in trees grown from seed has spawned hundreds of varieties, and the nursery industry has developed many hybrids in response to demand. The trees are equally prolific in the woods.
But there's a price for too much success, and this overabundance of red maples is causing concern among experts.
Red maple has the largest North-South distribution of any species on the East Coast. And over the past 15 ...