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Red Maple
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Red Maple

Acer rubrum
In the United States: Native · also called swamp maple, soft maple, scarlet maple

One of the earliest sources of pollen for building colonies; heavy tree flow.

Nectarmedium
Pollenhigh
Bloom (US) February–April
Hardiness zones3-9
Duration~10 days
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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