Acer rubrum 'Karpick' – Acer rubrum 'Karpick'

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Acer rubrum 'Karpick' – Acer rubrum 'Karpick'

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Young specimen are very narrow, mature wider. An ideal tree for narrow streets and avenues. Height up to 15 m. A selection with strikingly red-brown coloured twigs. The leaf stalk is red-brown too. The leaf is bright green and can be 10 cm. The underside of the leaf is blue green. Eye-catching yellow to red autumn colours. It is a male variety without flowers or fruits. In limy soil the growth stunts. No autumn colouring in dry soils. Poor tolerance to (sea) wind. Winter hardiness zone: 4
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Clear stem (3)
Specifications
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Height
12 - 15 m
Width
4-6m
Crown
columnar to narrow ovoid, dark, dense crown
Bark and branches
grey trunk, dark reddish-brown twigs
Leaf
palmate, lobed, shiny dark green, leaf stem red, about 10 cm, autumn colour yellow to red
Autumn colour
yellow, orange, red
Flowers
red, in small umbels, onl♂ male, March/April
Fruits
none: male cultivar, fruitless cultivar
Spines/thorns
None
Toxicity
usually not toxic to people, (large) pets and livestock
Soil type
moist, not calcareous
Paving
tolerates partial paving
Winter hardiness zone
4 (-34,4 to -28,9 °C)
Wind resistance
poor to moderate
Other resistances
resistant to frost (WH 1 - 6)
Application
avenues and broad streets, narrow streets
Shape
clearstem tree, multi-stem treem
Origin
Femrite Nursery, Aurora, OR, USA, circa 1980
Clear stem tree Multi-stem tree acid soil loamy soil sandy soil tolerates partial paving resistant to frost (WH 1 - 6) columnar 1st size , taller than 12 metres dense crown green orange/red average growing Attractive autumn colour non-toxic (usually) Fruitless cultivar
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Frequently asked questions
Acer rubrum 'Karpick'

Acer rubrum 'Karpick' can eventually reach a height of 12 - 15 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.

Acer rubrum 'Karpick' is average growing and can eventually reach a height of 12 - 15 m, depending on the site and climate conditions.

The leaves of Acer rubrum 'Karpick' turn yellow, orange, red in autumn.

The right time to plant Acer rubrum 'Karpick' is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Acer rubrum 'Karpick' with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.

Acer rubrum 'Karpick' blooms in march.
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