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Fast and rewarding growth, some red maples grow about 36 inches per year and can grow to 120 feet tall, although their average height is about 40-50 feet. The red maple is a native deciduous tree of the Sapinidae (Sapindaceae) family that can grow to 120 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 6 feet, but is most commonly 40 to 70 feet tall and 1 1/2 feet tall. /2 feet wide. Red maple trees can reach heights exceeding 120 feet, but this is rare for the species. Red maples normally grow to heights between 60 and 90 feet. The tree reaches its full adult size within the first 30 years of life. Red maple trees need space of about 25 feet in each direction in order for their roots to grow optimally. The red maple is a large deciduous tree with a compact, narrow or rounded canopy that can grow 60 to 90 feet tall, but is usually much smaller, 2-1/2 to 4 feet in diameter. Also known as scarlet maple, red Drummond maple, swamp maple, soft maple, and water maple, the red maple is a medium-sized tree, 40 to 70 feet tall, with a trunk up to 3 feet in diameter. Japanese & Swamp Red Maple Trees and Their Appeal Swamp red maples are attractive, fast-growing, medium-sized shade trees about 40 to 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide. The true red maple (Acer rubrum) is a gorgeous shade tree with green leaves that typically grow to 40 feet tall and wide, although some grow larger. Upright Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) are excellent ornamental trees (not shade trees), and many have red or purple leaves. While Japanese maples are associated with oriental styles and Japanese gardens in many people's minds, they can actually fit well into almost any style of garden, so don't feel like you have the wrong garden for them. Potted Japanese maples grow much slower than trees planted in the garden, but will also benefit from regular pruning to keep them small. Japanese dwarf maples are slow growing compact trees ideal for containers, shrub borders and even bonsai. They can be grown as small single-stemmed trees or large multi-stemmed shrubs ranging from six to 25 feet tall, which means the Japanese maple can adapt to a variety of landscapes. They all have extremely dense and symmetrical crowns, grow very slowly and are more compact than other maple trees. Tree-Growing Tips for New Arborists If you know nothing about how to grow trees, you probably know that they come in all shapes and sizes. Some will grow into small trees, perhaps 15 to 25 feet tall, while others, especially in cascading form, will stay low and expand forever, never even reaching 5 feet tall, although others may be much wider. These mature trees may have horizontally growing roots that are known to reach lengths of about eighty feet. Varieties and Sizes Snakeskin maples, also known as David's maples, grow 30 to 50 feet tall, while paperbark maples are smaller, 20 to 30 feet tall. Japanese maples can grow 12 to 24 inches (30 to 60 cm) per year, reaching 10 to 25 feet (3 to 7.6 meters) in 15 years, but you can keep them in a smaller, more manageable size with with annual pruning. Little maples are beautiful in autumn with their gorgeous flowers, and with the right care, you can grow a small maple even if you don't have much space in your garden. While we can't grow maple syrup-producing sugar maples here in Louisiana, beautiful varieties of maple can be used as shade and ornamental trees in our landscapes. There are several types of maples, including silver, red, and Japanese maples, each with their own unique growth rate. The two main forms include many different types of Japanese maples, some with whole "palm" leaves and others with "spread" lace leaves, with leaves ranging in color from bright green to dark brown, orange, purple, red, pink or white. Wait. Red maple, one of the trees used to produce fall fire maples, can grow up to 65 feet tall and about 35 to 40 feet wide. Notes on the Red Maple Tree The red maple is a tall, upright tree in the forest, but outdoors, the red maple tends to split its main trunk many times, often making it vulnerable to breakage later in life. Norway maple can remain strong in most climates but the only thing wrong is its structural branching which sometimes creates cracks causing some branches to break resulting in property damage so it is recommended to grow them at a height of around 20-40 ft. Before moving on to the autumn colorful maple growth chart, you should know that maple grows about 2-3 feet per year when grown in good conditions, and according to growers, its other variety grows much more slowly than this tree. If you are growing multiple maples, move the center of the growth 20 feet away from the trunk. You can plant fall flame maples every 10-20 feet, depending on how much you want to group the trees. Eventually, you will have a consistent shade tree; mature red maples are 40 to 60 feet tall and 35 to 45 feet wide. The good news is that red maples grow at an average rate. In the world of trees, this equates to about 12-18 inches of growth per year. Red maples are considered medium to fast-growing trees, reaching 12 feet in five to seven years. The trees will be evaluated over the next few years to see how they perform in Louisiana, and the results will eventually provide a list of recommended varieties. If you have a large maple tree that needs extensive pruning to reduce its size, you may need to hire an arborist or tree surgeon. Container trees may require more regular pruning to stay within the available space, but unless you're a bonsai grower, pruning is a job you can forget about Japanese maples. Depending on the size of the roots and the age of the tree, it can be a small hindrance to lawn mowing, although this is usually only a problem with older trees.