Autumn Blaze® Maple

Autumn Blaze® Freeman maple (Acer × freemanii 'Jeffersred') 

Planting Site:
Park/Residential
Legacy
Description:

Freeman maple (Acer x freemanii) is a hybrid of red maple (A. rubrum) and silver maple (A. saccharinum). Only specific cultivars of the original cross are sold in commerce today. 'Jeffersred', sold under the trade name of Autumn Blaze®, is an older cultivar. This is an upright, fast-growing, deciduous tree that will typically grow 40 to 55 feet tall with ascending branching and a dense, broad-oval crown. Each medium-green leaf is deeply cut with five-pointed lobes. As the trade name suggests, the foliage turns into an autumn blaze of orange-red to scarlet-red fall color. Flowers and fruit for this hybrid are very sparse. It has no serious insect or disease problems.

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KEY

Street: Appropriate for restricted size planting sites; recommended by the City of Chicago Urban Tree Planting List
Park/Residential: Appropriate for landscaped planting sites including public parks, residential property, golf courses, cemeteries, etc.
Legacy: For plantings with an expected life span of more than 60 years; retained 50 percent or more climate suitability in models for the decade 2080
N/R +35 yrs: Not recommended for plantings with an expected life span of more than 35 years