{"id":6485,"date":"2016-10-07T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2016-10-03T13:30:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:30:56","slug":"grow-something-different-with-redvein-maple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/10\/07\/grow-something-different-with-redvein-maple\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Something Different With Redvein Maple"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Acer<\/a>

Acer rufinerve late summer foliage<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Snake<\/a>

Snake bark trunk exhibited at Biltmore Estates, Asheville, NC<\/p><\/div>\n

In the world of maples the snakebark trait is unique. Redvein maple (Acer rufinerve<\/em>) from\u00a0Japan\u00a0belongs in this\u00a0maple category\u00a0(USDA hardiness zones 5-7). It is a small to medium deciduous tree or large shrub with an upright branching framework. A young tree starts off slowly and may grow only to 12-15 feet in\u00a010 to 12 years.\u00a0The species matures to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide.<\/p>\n

As spring season approaches,\u00a0dormant\u00a0buds turn red, swell, and 3- to 5-lobed green leaves emerge. Autumn\u00a0foliage\u00a0may turn yellow, burnt orange, or purple depending on the year and locality. Autumn leaf colors are\u00a0best where soil moisture has been plentiful and the tree is grown under partial shade.<\/p>\n

Raceme flowers run about 3 inches long bearing the winged samara seeds that ripen in fall. The species name rufinerve<\/em> refers to the rusty red hairs along the leaf vein axils which slough off by mid-summer. The main trunk is green with gray-white striations<\/p>\n

The cultivar ‘Winter Gold’ displays a bright yellow bark with tiny\u00a0dark specks along\u00a0the main trunk and main branches. Summer and fall bark is greenish yellow and is brightly\u00a0yellow in winter. Like the species, Winter Gold prefers partial shade and moderate soil moisture. Enjoy as a specimen against an evergreen shrub background or plant nearby a patio for year-round viewing.<\/p>\n

As previously stated, redvein maple grows best in a well-drained, moist, compost-rich, moderately acidic soil, and in partial sunlight. It struggles\u00a0in full sun and in dry soils. Newly-planted and young trees should be kept mulched and adequately watered during extreme summer dry spells. Established trees are moderately drought tolerant and have few disease and pest issues. Pruning is rarely necessary except to develop a good central leader on a young tree.<\/p>\n

Redvein maple and the Winter Gold cultivar are available from on-line mail order nurseries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the world of maples the snakebark trait is unique. Redvein maple (Acer rufinerve) from\u00a0Japan\u00a0belongs in this\u00a0maple category\u00a0(USDA hardiness zones 5-7). It is a small to medium deciduous tree or large shrub with an upright branching framework. A young tree starts off slowly and may grow only to 12-15 feet in\u00a010 to 12 years.\u00a0The species […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,440,645,551,843,601,1149,777,630,7,113,850,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6485"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9129,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6485\/revisions\/9129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}