Autumn Blaze Maple
ACER freemanii pp#4864 Jeffsred
Height: 50-60'
Spread: 25-35'
Shape: Oval Crown
Foliage: Summer foliage is medium green. In the fall Autumn
Blaze consistently develops brilliant, long-lasting orange-red color.
This vivid color, as well as its rapid growth rate, is the main
reason to plant this tree. It also has some winter interest , with
the new growth retaining a red color after leaf drop that persists
until the following season
Fall Color: brilliant, long-lasting orange-red color
Hardiness: 3-9
Comments: This is a hybrid cross of red maple and silver maple
that performs well in Texas. It has excellent orange-red fall color
that persists later than many others, and is extremely fast-growing.
Under good conditions, it can grow 3ft. or more per year. It is tolerant
of clay soils and drought and has a dense, oval head with strong branching.
Developed in North Central Ohio, this tree will grow in a wide range of
climates from Michigan to central Florida. It grows 50 ft. high and 40
ft. wide. Every yard should have one of these trees. Autumn Blaze is
very adaptable to a wide range of climate and soil conditions. It
tolerates clay soil, and will withstand wet soil conditions and drought.
This tree will grow in a wide range of climates from Wisconsin to central
Florida, and is hardy in USDA zones 3-9. Consider it for a site that
isn't right for red or sugar maple, or as a more colorful alternative
in place of silver or Norway maples. Like its silver maple parent, Autumn
Blaze grows quickly. The growth rate of this cultivar is about four times
faster than that of a red maple. Under optimal conditions it can grow 3
feet or more per year. Eventually it will grow to 50 feet tall and 40 feet
wide. At maturity it will have an oval to rounded crown with ascending
branches and a well-defined central leader. This tree is not as susceptible
to storm damage as silver maple because it has superior crotch angles and a
well-balanced branching habit (inherited from its red maple parent) but still
has the weaker wood characteristic of the silver maple. It grows in a very
uniform shape, so it requires little pruning
