Maple, Hybrid
Autumn Blaze

Acer freemanii

Autumn Blaze® Red Maple Facts

Mature Height: 40-60 feet
Mature Spread: 40-60 feet
Mature Form: Broad round
Growth Rate: Rapid
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Drought-tolerant
Soil Type: Widely adaptable
Flower Color: Small red
Foliage Color: Green
Fall Color: Red

Zones: 4 - 8

Autumn Blaze maple is a hybrid maple developed from crossing the silver maple (Acer saccharinum) with the red maple (Acer rubrum). The silver maple and red maple both have questionable merits as reliable shade trees, however the Autumn Blaze maple has been engineered to provide the excellent qualities of both its parents: fast growth rate, stronger wood, some drought resistance, and excellent, reliable red fall color. The Autumn Blaze is an extremely fast-growing maple with brilliant red fall color. Under good conditions it can grow 3 feet or more per year. It is tolerant of clay soils and droughty conditions. This deciduous tree develops a dense oval head with strong branching which makes it a popular shade tree as well as an ornamental tree..