Commercially, red maple wood is put to various uses, from furniture and flooring to boxes, bowls, and clothes pins. The species is valued by homeowners and landscapers because of its rapid growth ...

Red maple benefits wildlife in many ways, Hamilton added. Buds, flowers, seeds and even the bark are food for moth caterpillars, aphids, leafhoppers and beetle larvae.

Dave in Port St. Lucie reports his decades old red maple bloomed, produced seeds and new leaves, However, suddenly, the leaves turned brown on the tree and one other in his yard.

The hard maples include the sugar and black maple, and have great commercial value because of their strong, close grained wood, often used for making furniture, cabinets, flooring and wood trim.