National Arboretum, JFS and elsewhere have sought improved trees: using seed from local provenances to produce regionally appropriate options identifying male trees for less mess produced by seed seeking resistance to bugs and leaf chlorosis in high pH soils demanding better branch structure and density and even selecting for better fall color. All produce striking fall color.Įven after all this time, the popularity of the early introductions continues, as demonstrated by listings in the forthcoming 2016–17 OAN Nursery Guide: 23 growers currently produce Bowhall as liners, in containers, bare root and B&B 30 growers produce Armstrong 29 growers offer October Glory, and 33 growers list Red Sunset.Īnd the offerings have increased over time, as breeders at the U.S. saccharinum), Oregon growers offer dozens of options for a variety of climates, a variety of sites and a variety of shapes. rubrum ‘October Glory’) by Princeton Nurseries and Red Sunset by JFS in 1966.Ĭounting numerous Acer rubrum cultivars and Acer × freemanii selections, which are crosses between red and silver maples ( A. Then the floodgates opened, with the introduction in 1961 of October Glory ® ( A. × freemanii ‘Armstrong’) dates to Scanlon’s efforts in the 1950s, when another locally discovered red maple with a narrow form was cloned and put into production. Shortly thereafter, another maple joined the line of “Scanlon Tailored Trees.” The popular Armstrong maple ( A. in Oregon to produce the Bowhall maple ( A. Using budwood from a columnar red maple with ascending branches that was found growing at the Bowhall Nursery near Cleveland, Scanlon contracted with Handy Nursery Co. Scanlon, commissioner of shade trees for the City of Cleveland, Ohio, set the market in motion. The market for improved red maple cultivars has a long history. With better branch density, more compact form and better golden-orange fall color, Armstrong Gold is poised to move into the gallery of superior red maple introductions. Debuted in 2013, Armstrong Gold displays distinct differences from the original Armstrong, especially when viewed side by side. rubrum ‘JFS-KW78’ PP25301) to its list of introductions. The company also is excited about the addition of Armstrong Gold ( A. And the proof of its superior qualities comes from customers who are so impressed with the tree that they continue to order more. Redpointe boasts superior resistance to chlorosis in soils with high pH, a strong branch structure and amazing fall color.
Bred for a strong central leader and upright habit, the hardy, low-maintenance Redpointe doesn’t take as much work for growers, she said. “Redpointe is a growers’ tree,” Buley said. The newer selection impresses growers and designers alike with better heat and drought tolerance and better adaptability to a range of urban growing conditions.įrom the tree selection program at JFS run by now-retired Product Development Director Keith Warren, Redpointe maple was selected as an improvement over other trees on the market.
In that time, Redpointe - “a rising star on the urban tree horizon,” according to JFS Director of Communications Nancy Buley - has quickly surpassed Red Sunset as the nursery’s top-selling red maple. In fact, more red maples are grown commercially in Oregon than in any other state, and the 2014 USDA Census of Horticultural Specialties indicates that Oregon produces 24 percent of red maple trees on the American market.įor JFS, 2016 marks a five-decade run since the introduction of its workhorse red maple, Red Sunset ® ( Acer rubrum ‘Franksred’) in 1966, and the single decade rise in popularity of a more recent JFS introduction, Redpointe Maple ® ( A. Forest Service as the most common species of native tree in the United States, red maple also happens to be one of Oregon’s most lucrative crops. (JFS) earlier this year.įor more than half a century, Acer rubrum cultivars and crosses have reigned as some the most widely planted, successful shade trees in almost every part of the country. “Brilliant red maples span generations,” read an announcement from Oregon wholesale tree grower J. A fast grower, it tops out at 40–50 feet tall with an oval rounded form. As the cultivar name suggests, Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ is perhaps best noted for its exceptional fall color.
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