Plant Family: Sapindaceae

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is grown for garden performance matched to its site needs. Expect full sun or partial sun, typically 3.7–4.6 m tall, low water once established.

Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora)

Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) is grown for garden performance matched to its site needs. Expect full sun or partial sun, typically 2.4–3.7 m tall, moderate water once established.

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) is grown for garden performance matched to its site needs.

At a glance:
• Height: typically 12.2–30.5 m
• Spread: typically 9.1–15.2 m
• Sun: full sun or partial sun
• Water: moderate
• Soil: moist but well drained
• Hardiness: zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Attracts: bees, birds

Oregon Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)

Oregon Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) is grown for garden performance matched to its site needs.

At a glance:
• Height: typically 4.6–7.6 m
• Spread: typically 4.6–6.1 m
• Sun: full sun or partial sun
• Water: moderate
• Soil: moist but well drained
• Hardiness: zones 6, 7, 8, 9
• Attracts: birds, butterflies

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) is a large, fast-growing deciduous maple with silvery leaf undersides, often used near moist ground — and often regretted in small yards for roots, brittle wood, and scale.

At a glance:
• Height: typically 15.2–24.4 m
• Spread: typically 12.2–18.3 m
• Sun: full sun to partial sun
• Soil: moist but well drained (tolerates wetter sites better than many maples)
• Water: moderate
• Hardiness: zones 3–9
• Attracts: butterflies, birds
• Habit: large shade tree — plan for decades of size, not a patio specimen

Acer japonicum ‘Green Cascade’

Acer japonicum ‘Green Cascade’ (Full Moon Maple ‘Green Cascade’) is a maple prized for foliage texture and autumn colour. Mature height is typically around 2.1–2.4 m, and it suits beds and borders plantings.