Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred'

Autumn Blaze Freeman Red Maple

Size

 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.

Type: 

Tree

Height: 

40' - 55'

Spread: 

30' - 40'

Spacing: 

30'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

Yellow

Season of Interest: 

Fall

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 AreasWoodland GardensPrivacy ScreenStreet Treeand Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Spiraea, Daylily, Switch Grass

IMAGES: DeinocheirusAutumn Blaze Maple in TorontoCC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze 3zzCC BY-SA 4.0. (3) Famartin2020-10-04 11 51 37 Freeman's Maple leaves turning red in autumn along Cobra Drive in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, VirginiaCC BY-SA 4.0, (4) JnubbcaAutumn Blaze Maple FoliageCC BY-SA 3.0, (5) Brady Smith; Coconino National ForestRed and green Maple Tree (3972416112)CC BY-SA 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.