Details for: PI 583790, Acer rubrum L., 'Sun Valley'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Acer rubrum L.
Cultivar:
'Sun Valley'
Origin:
Developed – District of Columbia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
29 Jul 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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PLANT

Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Acer rubrum L.
Cultivar:
'Sun Valley'
Origin:
Developed – District of Columbia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
29 Jul 1994
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1982.
District of Columbia, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Sun Valley'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 59906
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Produces only male flowers; no fruit. Significant level of tolerance to potato leafhopper. Crown symmetrical, ovate with leaves (average 97mm long x 96mm wide) that show a brilliant red color in autumn. Summer leaf color green. Bark light gray and smooth when young, gradually becoming dark gray and fissured into long scaly ridges. Adaptable from USDA zones 4 through 7. Easily propagated by softwood cuttings. Excellent street, lawn, highway, or park trees. Especially useful as shade trees for residential properties.
Acer rubrum L.
Genus:
Acer
Section:
Rubra
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Tribe:
Acereae
Nomen number:

1220
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1055. 1753
Verified:
04/06/1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Acer rubrum L. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt.) Sarg. (1 active accession[s])
Acer rubrum L. var. rubrum (0 active accession[s])
Acer rubrum L. var. tomentosum (Du Tour) Tausch (0 active accession[s])
Acer rubrum L. var. trilobum K. Koch (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Acer rubrum L. f. rubrum

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishred maple  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English (Canada)red maple Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 169.
French (Canada)érable rouge Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel2Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 169.
GermanRotahorn  2Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Italianacero rosso  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishrödlönn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
Red Sunset/Autumn Flame.

Observations

Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE1Image present in GRIN database.FALL-COLOR - Image of plant(s) at peak fall color. WOODY-LANDSCAPE.PHOTOGRAPH.FALL-COLORPI 583790 98nceoc1 PLNot Available
OTHERIMAGE/PICTURE1Image present in GRIN database.FALL-COLOR - Image of plant(s) at peak fall color. WOODY-LANDSCAPE.PHOTOGRAPH.BARKPI 583790 98nceoc1 PLNot Available