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Acer rubrum
'Brandywine'
The U.S. National Arboretum is pleased to present
'Brandywine', a red maple with long
lasting, eye-catching fall color. Autumn coloration begins in
mid-fall and lasts up to 14 days or more, gradually turning from red to
a brilliant red-purple. A male selection, 'Brandywine' can be used in
the landscape without fear of generating undesirable weedy seedlings.
'Brandywine' is oval in shape and exhibits significant tolerance to
leafhopper, one of the major pests of landscape red maples. |
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'Brandywine'
Red Maple
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| Botanical Name: |
Acer rubrum L. 'Brandywine'
(NA 59907; PI 583792) |
| Family: |
Aceraceae |
| Hardiness: |
U.S.D.A. Zones 4 - 8 |
| Development: |
'Brandywine' resulted from a 1982 cross of Acer rubrum
'October Glory' and A. rubrum 'Autumn Flame' by A.M. Townsend as
part of a research project examining the inheritance of fall color and
leafhopper resistance, and an effort to improve existing cultivars of
red maple. Released December, 1994. |
| Significance: |
'Brandywine' has a brilliant red-purple autumn color. It produces
only male flowers; thus, no fruit or nuisance seedlings. It has a
significant level of tolerance to potato leafhopper, better than or
comparable to many commercially available red maple cultivars. |
| Description: |
Height and Width:
25 feet tall
with a 12 foot crown spread in 12 years.
Habit: Medium-sized deciduous tree
with an oval crown.
Foliage: Medium green leaves average
4.5 inches long and 4.4 inches wide. Bright, enduring fall color begins
red and gradually turns brilliant purple red over a long period, often
14 days or more. Fall color peaks between 'Autumn Flame' and 'October
Glory' in Maryland (Zone 7).
Bark: Light grey and smooth when
young, turning dark grey with age.
Flowers: Male, in early spring
Fruit: No fruit produced. |
| Culture: |
Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions. Prefers slightly acid,
moist soils. Performed well in diverse locations from Alabama and
Georgia to Michigan and Oregon. |
| Propagation: |
Roots easily from softwood cuttings under mist, 1000-3000 ppm IBA,
in 4 weeks. Has been successfully propagated in tissue culture. |
| Landscape Use: |
Excellent for lawn, street, highway or park plantings, and as a
shade tree for residential sites. |
| Distribution: |
Distributed to wholesale commercial propagation nurseries beginning
in 1995.
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U.S. National Arboretum Plant Introduction
Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit
U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 3501 New York Ave., N.E.,
Washington, DC 20002 |
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