Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'

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Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'

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Kemper Code: B100

Common Name: freeman maple
Zone: 3 to 9
Plant Type: Tree
Family: Aceraceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 50 to 70 feet
Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Color: Reddish green
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, but prefers moist, slightly acid conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This red maple hybrid (cross between red and silver maple) is a deciduous tree which will typically grow 40-60' (sometimes 70') tall with a very narrow, fastigiate (branches erect) form. Leaves resemble those of its silver maple parent and are 3-6" across. Bark is distinctively silvery. Fall color can be good in some years under optimum environmental conditions, but more often than not is an inferior yellowish orange.

Problems: Click for detailed list of pests and problems.

Leaf hoppers can cause substantial damage.

Uses:

Specimen tree for the lawn, street or park.