red maple
noun
: a common tree (Acer rubrum) of eastern and central North America that grows chiefly in moist soils, has reddish twigs and flowers, and yields a lighter and softer wood than the sugar maple
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Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s no guarantee, but some plants are less likely to be damaged by Japanese beetles, such as red maple, boxwood, flowering dogwood, holly, magnolia, some types of oaks and most evergreens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Atsu and her horse galloping across a frozen lake that looks like blue lace agate; Atsu making camp under the green streaks of the aurora borealis; red maple leaves careening and pinwheeling in the wind in Atsu’s wake.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The valley forest has a plethora of red maple trees aflame with color in the fall.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s no guarantee, but some plants are less likely to be damaged by Japanese beetles, such as red maple, boxwood, flowering dogwood, holly, magnolia, some types of oaks and most evergreens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Atsu and her horse galloping across a frozen lake that looks like blue lace agate; Atsu making camp under the green streaks of the aurora borealis; red maple leaves careening and pinwheeling in the wind in Atsu’s wake.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
The valley forest has a plethora of red maple trees aflame with color in the fall.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Red maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20maple. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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