![]() ![]() Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Dense Erect Oval Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: Low Texture: Medium.Attributes: Genus: Acer Species: freemanii Family: Sapindaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Grafting Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: USA, Maine, Vermont Dimensions: Height: 45 ft.Tags: #shade tree #rain garden #drought tolerant #low maintenance #fall interest #street tree #lawn tree #parks #wet soils tolerant #landscape plant sleuths course 'Armstrong', 'Autumn Blaze', ‘Celzam’, 'Firefall', 'Jeffersred' AUTUMN BLAZE, 'Marmo', 'Morgan' VIDEO created by Ryan Contreras for “Landscape Plant Materials I: Deciduous Hardwoods and Conifers or Landscape Plant Materials II: Spring Flowering Trees and Shrubs” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems though leafhoppers, borers and scale can affect immature trees. There are several cultivars available for this tree. It makes an excellent shade, lawn, or street tree that can tolerate heavy clay soils and even occasionally wet soils. Once trees are established they can tolerate some drought. It prefers well-drained moist, acidic soil in the full sun to partial shade. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.Phonetic Spelling AY-ser free-MAN-ee-eye Descriptionįreeman maple is a hybrid in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family taking the best qualities of both red and silver maples including solid structure and form and fantastic fall color. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. It has a high canopy of foliage that sits well above the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. ![]() ![]() It has no significant negative characteristics.Īutumn Blaze Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications Īutumn Blaze Maple will grow to be about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may ‘bleed’ sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. The furrowed gray bark and brick red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.Īutumn Blaze Maple is a deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of orange and in the fall. It has green foliage throughout the season. A popular hybrid of the silver and red maples combining the best attributes of both stunning fall colors, excellent habit of growth, tolerant of conditions, fast growing an excellent alternative for locations where a red maple may not growĪutumn Blaze Maple features showy clusters of red flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. ![]()
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