The beautiful fall
foliaged trees in Fayetteville are sugar maples. They turn brilliant shades of
orange or yellow. While you will see some sugar maples in central Arkansas,
they don't like our hot, humid summers. If they are planted in full morning
sun and afternoon shade, they seem to do a little better, and make sure you
can water them. For the red maples, the fall foliage color is extremely
diverse. Some turn red, while others are yellow, and some have very poor fall
color. If you want to be guaranteed red fall foliage, you must go with a named
variety such as 'October Glory' or 'Red Sunset'.
(March) I'm trying to
plant some of the beautiful, orange-red maples like they have around
Fayetteville. I always thought these were sugar maples. Recently, two people
told me that sugar maples have yellow foliage in the fall. Can you tell me what
the variety is that I'm trying to find and if they will tolerate our climate in
Little Rock? I know I've seen several here but nobody seems to know exactly what
they are. Also, my kids gave me a red maple (that's the way it was tagged and
sold) but the leaves turned yellow in the fall. Are they supposed to or did
someone sell them the wrong tree?