Flaming fall color of ‘October Glory’ is outstanding this year.

November 9, 2010 at 2:15 am ('October Glory', fall colors, From The Garden, the bounty of autumn leaves)

Stunning fall color of a maple hybrid near the patio

‘October Glory’ maple is a hybrid between the Red maple (Acer rubrum) and the Silver maple (Acer saccharinum). It is not as brittle as the silver maple, but has the rapid growth of the silver maple. Fall color rivals that of the red maple.