Tree of the Week: Autumn Blaze Maple

The Autumn Blaze Maple 'Acer x freemanii' is a traffic stopping, perfect choice of a deciduous shade tree!  It is a popular tree of choice for parks and landscapes because of their brilliant red color in fall!  It is one of the fastest growing maples reaching heights of 50' tall and 30-40' wide.

Common Uses:
Shade Tree
Feature tree in landscape

Requirements:
Full to partial Sun
Will tolerate a variety of soil conditions such as high clay soils, wet & dry sites.


Foliage:

Leaves are deep green all summer
Brilliant, long lasting fiery orange-red color in fall

The Autumn Blaze Maple is a strong, well branched tree that resists ice and wind damage. It is a hybrid of the Red Maple and Silver Maple taking on the best features of both of these trees being its dynamite color and strength! Because it is a nearly seedless tree, there are no messy seedlings to clean up and minimal mess after its leaves drop in the fall. Additionally, it is virtually insect and diseases resistant.



Noteworthy fact:
The Autumn Blaze Maple has received numerous awards such as:
2004 & 2003 - Urban tree of the Year
1997 - Tree of the Year

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