Acer f Autumn Blaze Red Maple 2 in

Acer f Autumn Blaze Red Maple 3 in

An improved hybrid with brilliant, long lasting, orange-red fall color, an upright, uniform branching habit and a rapid growth rate. Thrives in warm climates extending well into the deep south and west; will tolerate wet soils with good drainage. An excellent lawn, park or street tree. Deciduous.

Lore Acer x freemannii is a hybrid from Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum parentage. Although natural hybridization does occur between these two species, Oliver Freeman pioneered their controlled breeding in the first half of the 20th of the century.
Average Size at Maturity Fast growing; reaches 50 to 60 ft. tall, 40 ft. wide.
Bloom Time Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/ Evergreen Deciduous
Flower Color Green
Foliage Color Green
Garden Style Cottage, Rustic
Growth Habit Erect
Growth Rate Fast
Landscape Use Firescaping/Firewise, Specimen, Very Wet Areas, Woodland Garden, Urban Garden
Light Needs Full sun
Soil Needs Tree & Shrub Food
Special Feature Easy Care, Extreme Cold Hardiness, Fall Color, North American Native Selection, Tolerates Wet Soils, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Water Needs Moderate
Watering Needs Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
Companion Plants Weigela (Weigela); Potentilla (Potentilla); Spirea (Spiraea); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Switch Grass (Panicum)