Anyone know what kind of maple this is?

[burr0160]

Looking to find out what kind of tree this is and how big it will get. Its about 45 feet away from southwest corner of house. Seems too far away for shade tree unless it will get really large?

 

[KTSmith]

Looks to be a red maple, Acer rubrum. I hasten to add this is a pretty variable species and there are cultivars and hybrids out there, which are beyond my familiarity.

As for what to expect and for any necessary corrections to ID, I'll defer to buzzers in the northern Midwest!

 

[burr0160]

For some reason it is showing me in Montana, but I'm in southeast Minnesota if that helps

 

[KTSmith]

So sorry, my sense of direction may well be askew! These new-fangled zip codes!

 

[JD3000]

Acer rubrum, red maple

 

[Bendroctanus]

If not, my next bet would be some sort of Acer nigrum. But Acer rubrum seems more likely.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Red maple...Acer rubrum

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