Rocky Mountain Glow Bigtooth Maple

Acer grandidentatum 'Schmidt'

Planted 2018

This cultivar of our native Bigtooth Maple is noted for its intense fall color of red and yellow and its more uniform upright pyramidal shape.

Rocky Mountain Glow Bigtooth Maple tree
Close up of leaf on Rocky Mountain Glow Bigtooth Maple
Close up of Rocky Mountain Glow Maple bark
Height Width Zone Growth Rate Water Use
25 ft. 15 ft. 4-8 Slow Low

Leaf

Three to five lobed, green leaves. The top three lobes are more prominent than the bottom two.

Fruit

Samara.

Flower

Not showy.

Advantages

Low maintenance and is drought tolerant.

Disadvantages

Some potential disease and insect problems.