Red Maple–acer rubrum

photo of Red Maple trees.

Red or Red Maple is less common than Sugar Maple, and is found in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence and Deciduous forest regions. It is often found on wetter sites than Sugar Maple, and is known for its brilliant red leaves in autumn. Red Maple is often planted as an ornamental tree, and is an important source of food for wildlife.

Red Maple represents about 2% of Ontario’s total growing stock volume.

Map of Red Maple relative occurrence

map of Red Maple distribution in Ontario indicating low (light brown), moderate and high (dark green-brown) levels of relative occurrence.

Enlarge map of Red Maple relative occurrence

Area and proportion of Red Maple in the AOU (area in hectares)

StatisticCrownParks and protected areasOtherTotal
Total Area Containing Red Maple2,099,452354,8231,318,2013,772,477
1-25% of stand1,873,011309,8851,075,8823,258,778
26-50% of stand215,14042,049215,521472,710
51-75% of stand9,3072,14815,89327,349
76-100% of stand1,99474110,90513,640
Average Proportion in All Forest (%)1.25.92.31.8
Area of Red Maple Working Group152,21130,037181,591363,839

Growing stock volume of Red Maple in the AOU (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

StatisticCrownParks and protected areasOtherTotal
Gross Total Volume47,8378,89443,05499,785
Net Merchantable Volume34,7376,62631,78273,144
Current Annual Increment487814491,017

Red Maple working group area by age class

vertical bar graph of the Red Maple working group area by age class including brown for Crown, green for park and grey for other.