(hybrid between Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum, may resemble either species or a combination of both)
Size: tree, over 30' average height at maturity
Buds: red-brown, blunt-tipped, usually 4-6 visible scales, often in clusters at tips
Leaves: deciduous, opposite, varying sizes, simple, usually 5 lobes, generally resemble A. saccharinum more than rubrum, fall color varies from indistinct to reds and oranges
Flowers: essentially dioecious, rubric has petals saccharinum doesn't, may resemble either, green-yellow to orange or red
Fruit: two-winged maple samara, some cultivars are sterile
Bark: light to dark gray or silvery gray, may be fairly smooth or fissured
