Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 

 

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Maple, (Red) October Glory

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'

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Maple,  (Red) October Glory (Acer rubrum 'October Glory') at Job's Nursery

Maple, (Red) October Glory in fall

Maple, (Red) October Glory in fall

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Maple,  (Red) October Glory (Acer rubrum 'October Glory') at Job's Nursery

Maple, (Red) October Glory

Maple, (Red) October Glory

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Maple,  (Red) October Glory (Acer rubrum 'October Glory') at Job's Nursery

Maple, (Red) October Glory in fall

Maple, (Red) October Glory in fall

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Height:  40 feet

Spread:  35 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  4b

Other Names:  Swamp Maple, Scarlet Maple

Description:

A popular selection of red maple with good form and excellent red and orange fall color year after year; a shapely large shade tree, perfect for larger landscapes, makes a fine street or boulevard tree;

Ornamental Features

Maple, (Red) October Glory is primarily valued in the landscape for its decidedly oval form. It features showy clusters of red flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has green deciduous foliage which emerges red in spring. The lobed leaves turn an outstanding red in the fall. The furrowed silver bark and brick red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Maple, (Red) October Glory is a deciduous tree with a shapely oval form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Maple, (Red) October Glory is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Shade

Planting & Growing

Maple, (Red) October Glory will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 35 feet. It has a high canopy with a typical clearance of 7 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the foliage in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight Soil pH Preference
Characteristics
Accent  Shade 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit  Fall Color  Plant Form  Bark 
Ornamental Features