Maple Pacific Rim First Flame #20 WB

First Flame Maple is primarily valued in the landscape for its ornamental upright and spreading habit of growth. It has attractive red-variegated green foliage with hints of orange which emerges scarlet in spring. The lobed palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of orange, brick red and crimson in the fall. It produces red samaras from early to mid fall. The rough gray bark and red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.

It is an open deciduous tree with a strong central leader and an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may ‘bleed’ sap if pruned in late winter or early spring.