These beautiful maple trees are called “Lost” because there are a few small native populations in such places as the Ouachita Mountains, Fort Hood, Lost Maples Park and the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas, all hundreds of miles apart and “lost” from other maples.  Each population is a relict of the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago, and the localities in which they have found refuge and survived are canyons with perennial streams.  When conditions are right in the fall, the Lost Maples put on a breathtaking display of blazing autumn foliage with spectacular hues of scarlet, gold, orange, yellow, and burgundy.

 Lost Maples are native hardwood trees that will thrive not only in the rocky alkaline soils of the Hill Country and Central Texas, but most other soils too.  Many thousands of Lost Maples have been planted throughout the state in various soil types in the last twenty five years and have grown successfully.  They are virtually disease and insect free, and are not susceptible to Oak Wilt.  With proper fertilization and care, they will grow rapidly at a rate of three feet per year and live for hundreds of years.  Their great beauty and adaptability of the Lost Maple make it one of the most desirable native trees of Texas.  Their very upright growth and durable wood, make it ideal for street planting.