Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple is a fast-growing deciduous tree with ascending branches and broad-oval crown. The dense deeply cut palmate foliage is a medium green that turns into a blaze of orange-red and scarlet-red in fall. Flowers and fruit for this hybrid are very sparse. Best color in full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Type:
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Tree
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Height:
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40' - 55'
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Spread:
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30' - 40'
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Spacing:
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30'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Yellow
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Season of Interest:
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Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Water regularly. No significant problems but young plants are susceptible to leafhoppers, scale, and borers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Group Plantings or Specimen Tree, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, Street Tree, and Shade Tree.
COMPANION PLANTS: Spiraea, Daylily, Switch Grass
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
