The ‘ Autumn Blaze ’ maple ( Acer x freemanii‘Autumn Blaze ’ ) is a loanblend of the crimson maple ( Acer rubrum ) and the silver maple ( Acer saccharinum ) . This tree brings together the best characteristics of both parent coinage . It was first educate in the 1960s by Glenn Jeffers , a plantsman with the United States Department of Agriculture , in an attempt to produce a Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that would raise quickly and exhibit brilliant drop gloss .
This tree is a favorite in landscape across North America . It is a degraded agriculturalist , unremarkably adding two metrical foot to its height each twelvemonth , promptly transforming into a imperial specimen . Despite its firm ontogeny , the tree maintains a stiff and sturdy structure , with a symmetrical , ellipse to rounded crown . It normally turn over a mature elevation of 40 to 50 feet with a spread of 30 to 40 fundament .
In the spring and summer , the leaves are a medium to dark park , providing a lovely contrast to the surrounding landscape . As the temperatures start to drop and autumn arrives , the parting metamorphose into a brilliant blend of orangish and red chromaticity . Unlike many other maples , this hybrid maintains its chromaticity for an extended period .
The ‘ Autumn Blaze ’ maple is comparatively low - maintenance . It thrives in a change of soil eccentric , from acidulent to somewhat alkaline , and can tolerate both sozzled and teetotal consideration , though it prefers well - enfeeble soil . It is brave in USDA zones 3 - 8 , constitute it suited for a panoptic range of climate . The tree does best in full sun , where it can receive at least six hours of lineal sunlight each Clarence Shepard Day Jr. specially in its first class of constitution .
The ‘ Autumn Blaze ’ maple is also insubordinate to many of the pests and disease that ordinarily affect other maple species . While it may now and then look military issue such as foliage singe or tar spot , these are typically minor and easily managed with proper care . Pruning is broadly minimal , primarily needed to take away any utter or damaged branches and to keep its desired shape .
While an Autumn Blaze Maple can potentially live for 80 years or more under idealistic conditions , its actual lifespan often fall light of this . It is well suitable to line streets in suburban and residential areas , although its shallow roots can heave sidewalk and driveway and make it difficult to mow besiege lawns . It is grown for shade on lawn , beside deck of cards and lawns , on pilot strip and beside residential streets .
October Glory Maple vs. Autumn Blaze Maple
