Here’s the tree that made New England famous! It’s easy to see why this tree is so prized once you look at its broadly oval to round form and its thick but not impenetrable canopy of dark green, trident shaped leaves that provide medium shade from the summer’s heat. Its shade and canopy is not just appreciated by humans, it is an essential American Beauties plant to provide cooling, nesting, and cover for a multitude of our area’s birds. Of course, the biggest show for us humans comes when, as September cools, this plant’s foliage explodes into a mixture of yellow, orange, and red that always keeps those leaf peepers coming back for more!

‘Sun Valley’ is a cross between ‘Red Sunset’ and ‘Autumn Flame’ and was selected by the US Arboretum for its beautiful red fall color. This is a  male selection meaning it has the pretty red flowers in spring and none of the “helicopter” fruits in the summer. Medium green leaves are about 4″ in diameter and are not bothered by any pests or diseases. It does show resistance to leaf hopper damage. Outstanding symetical form forms an ovate crown making quite a handsome shade tree for any back yard or park setting.

Deep green foliage and a strong central leader give this versatile, easy to grow tree an outstanding landscape presence. With broadly pyramidal form and brilliant red fall foliage color, this tree is the prototype for the perfect, medium sized home shade tree.

A great shade tree with a fiery red fall color that’s simply stunning! Fairly quick growing with bright green, textured summer foliage, this selection has a stately pyramidal to rounded form and holds up well in any landscape.

Incredibly easy to grow, ‘Autumn Flame’ is an outstanding looking tree with a clean summer look and blazing fall foliage color that make it a plant that should be used even more. This is one of the earliest flowering of all our native maples with its small, deep red flowers opening in early to mid-April providing one of the earliest nectar sources for native bees and butterflies. Medium green, trident shaped leaves form a thick but not impenetrable head that provides great shelter and nesting area for a wide variety of birds. There is not a more spectacular foliage show in the fall than ‘Autumn Flame’ with its early to mid-Autumn explosion of fiery crimson color. This American Beauties signature tree tolerates moisture and even wet feet while performing famously in the landscape.

Incorporate Armstrong Gold into your landscape for a multi-seasonal show-stopper that will stick around for 80 years. In the spring, the tree sprouts small red flowers and samaras. Its summer green foliage turns with the seasons transitioning to gold-orange foliage in autumn. It is fast growing and adaptable in an array of landscapes. Because of its narrow shape, it is a smart choice for small spaces.

This recently developed hybrid from Professor Ed Hasselkus, in Wisconsin now opens up the enjoyment of the Japanese Maple to the chillier climates! Cloked in green thru the summer months this well branched tree transistions to a brilliant red in the fall. Its spreading form is graceful in the landscape glows bright with its fall colors!

If you are looking for a deep purple shade tree that wont burn out in the hot summer sun Crimson Sunset® is the tree for you! A hybrid between A. truncatum and A. platanoides and with these two as parents you get a upright, compact form with deep purple foliage that resembles A.Crimson King. It flourishes in the summer heat where few purple leafed plants will grow. The fall color is quite eye catching and morphes from the deep purple to a maroon and finally a rich reddish-bronze.

Not only does this well formed, symmetrical tree provide cooling summer shade, it also produces stunning crimson foliage. Growing 12 to 18 inches per year, it forms a thick, rounded head and is both very hardy and fairly pest free.