1988 AREA Contributed Paper Abstracts
An Evaluation of Acer rubrum Cultivars for the South. Donna C. Fare, Charles H. Gilliam, Harry G. Ponder and Wallace A. Griffey, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL 36849
Nine grafted Acer rubrum cultivars were evaluated from 1980-1988 for growth rate, adaptability, and aesthetic characteristics. Oval to broad canopy forms include ‘Autumn Flame’, ‘Bowhall’, ‘Gerling’, ‘Red Sunset’, ‘Scarlet Sentinel’, ‘Schlesingeri’, and ‘Tilford’. Annual height growth of these cultivars averages
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