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Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'
Autumn Blaze freeman maple
This is an excellent selection for fall color,
structure, cold hardiness and fast growth. The
orange-red fall color persists for a long time, and
it is more drought and pH tolerant than red maple.
It should be included in any list of street and
parking lot trees. It represents a great improvement
over silver maple.
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Habit: |
Dense oval-rounded with ascending
branches ascending at a 45 degree angle when
young and slightly wider with age, not as
dense as many red maple cultivars. |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 60 feet
Spread: 25 to 40 feet |
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Color: |
Summer: Medium green
Fall: Orange/Red |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Aceraceae |
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Acer x freemanii 'Marmo'
Marmo freeman maple
Introduced out of Lisle, Illinois by the Morton
Arboretum, this selection has a broad columnar habit
and good, early, mottled red fall color. The leaves
most closely resemble those of the silver maple but
the improved habit and better ornamental features
make Marmo a desirable alternative to silver maple.
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Habit: |
Upright branching forming a broad columnar
habit with a strong central leader |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 70 feet
Spread: 25 to 40 feet |
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Color: |
Summer: green
Fall: Orange/Red |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 7 USDA |
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Aceraceae |
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Acer
platanoides 'Crimson King'
Crimson King Norway maple
Commonly
available, this Norway maple has deep maroon to
purple leaves throughout the summer. The other
characteristics are similar to the species.
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Habit: |
'Crimson King' is a hardy, deciduous, tree
with broad crown and dense foliage |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 70 feet
Spread: 30 to 50 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
purplish-green
Fall:
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Hardiness: |
Zone 3 - 7 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'
Armstrong Freeman maple
A
red maple / silver maple hybrid, this fast-growing
selection is known for its columnar habit.
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Habit: |
Columnar with fastigiate branching, widening
to narrow oval with maturity |
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Size: |
Height: 50 to 60 feet
Spread: 15 to 20 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
Silver underside
Fall:
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Hardiness: |
Zone 3 - 9 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer rubrum 'Autumn Flame'
Autumn Flame red maple
This cultivar was selected for its excellent scarlet
fall color that occurs two weeks earlier than the
species. It is also one of the more cold hardy
forms.
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Habit: |
Columnar with fastigiate branching, widening
to narrow oval with maturity |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 60 feet
Spread: 40 to 60 feet |
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Summer:
Fall:
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer rubrum 'Bowhall'
Bowhall red maple
An
upright form with a narrow pyramidal-columnar habit,
good cold hardiness and excellent yellow to red fall
color. 'Bowhall' is similar to 'Armstrong' but has
shorter petioles and shallower sinuses.
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Habit: |
Symmetrical, columnar, becoming narrow
pyramidal to oval with age |
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Size: |
Height: 50 to 60 feet
Spread: 15 to 20 feet |
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Summer:
Fall:
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
October Glory red maple
This female selection colors late in the season,
changing to brilliant shades of orange and red. It
is very common in the nursery trade, but is not
hardy north of Chicago. October Glory is the
registered trademarked name while its cultivar name
is 'PNI 0268'.
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Habit: |
Oval-rounded |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 50 feet
Spread: 35 to 40 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
Fall:
Brilliant orange-red to red |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'
Red Sunset red maple
Considered one of the best red maple cultivars for
fall color, Red Sunset exhibits its orange-red
foliage before 'October Glory'. An additional plus
boosting this plant's popularity is its increased
cold hardiness. Red Sunset is a registered trademark
with a cultivar name of 'Franksred'.
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Habit: |
It's a vigorous growing tree with a strong
and symmetrical branching pattern |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 50 feet
Spread: 20 to 35 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
Fall:
Brilliant orange-red to red |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer rubrum
'Scarsen'
Scarlet Sentinel Maple
A
strong upright branch pattern with an oval to
rectangular outline and a bold appearance that makes
it an excellent tree for streets and parking lots.
Leaves are darker green and larger than those of
other Red Maples, and they hold up well in summer
heat.
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Habit: |
Columnar with fastigiate branching, oval to
rectangular outlinewith maturity |
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Size: |
Height: 30 to 40 feet
Spread: 15 to 20 feet |
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Summer:
Fall:
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer rubrum
'Sun Valley'
Sun Valley Red Maple
Sun Valley Red Maple is cross between Red Sunset and
Autumn Flame produces a moderate ovate crown with
leaves 4" long, 4 1/2" wide. Brilliant green summer
colored leaves, change to beautiful fluorescent
orange-red in the fall. A great new tree for lawn or
street planting.
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Habit: |
Very symmetrical oval form |
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Size: |
Height: 35 to 40 feet
Spread: 25 to 35 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
Fall: bright orange to
red to purple |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer
saccharum 'Bonfire'
Bonfire Maple
Sun Valley Red Maple is cross between Red Sunset and
Autumn Flame produces a moderate ovate crown with
leaves 4" long, 4 1/2" wide. Brilliant green summer
colored leaves, change to beautiful fluorescent
orange-red in the fall. A great new tree for lawn or
street planting.
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Habit: |
Very symmetrical oval form |
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Size: |
Height: 35 to 40 feet
Spread: 25 to 35 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
Fall: bright orange to
red to purple |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer
saccharum 'Endowment'
Endowment Sugar Maple
Columnar growth habit
makes it suitable for street tree plantings, tight
locations. Patent royalties benefit the
Horticultural Research Institute.
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Habit: |
Symmetrical, columnar, becoming narrow
pyramidal |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 50 feet
Spread: 15 to 20 feet |
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Summer:
Fall: |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer
saccharum 'Bailsta'
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple
Get
ready for a carnival of color with Fall FiestaŽ
Sugar Maple. This superior Sugar Maple's new foliage
emerges with just a touch or red.
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Habit: |
This majestic tree is
suitable for home lawns, parks, golf courses
and any setting where this vigorous grower
will have the space to reach mature size. I |
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Size: |
Height: 50 to 70 feet
Spread: 35 to 50 feet |
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Color: |
Summer:
Fall:
Brilliant Orange and Radiant Red |
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Hardiness: |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'
Green Mountain sugar maple
With an oval habit, this sugar maple shows greater
tolerance to heat and drought than the species and
has dark green leathery leaves that are scorch
resistant. Green Mountain is a trademarked name for
the cultivar 'PNI 0285'.
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Habit: |
Green Mountain", is a
very handsome deciduous tree with leathery
leaves. This showy tree is upright and oval
in shape. |
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Size: |
Height: 40 to 60 feet
Spread: 35 to 40 feet |
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Color: |
Summer: Dark green
Fall: Orange/Red |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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Acer truncatum 'Pacific Sunset'
Pacific Sunset
purpleblow maple
Adaptable to varied
growing conditions, Pacific Sunset Maple performs
well in many areas of the country, including regions
that are considerably warmer and drier in summer and
colder in winter than the maritime Northwest.
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Habit: |
Its
fine textured branch structure evolves to a
rounded crown |
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Size: |
Height: 30 to 40 feet
Spread: 25 to 30 feet |
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Color: |
Summer: Glossy dark green
Fall: Orange/Red |
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Hardiness: |
Zone 4 - 8 USDA |
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Family: |
Aceraceae |
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