Highly popular, Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze' Maple is a fast-growing, large deciduous tree noted for its ascending branch habit and glorious fall colour. Its dense, oval to rounded canopy of deeply cut, bright green leaves, turns brilliant orange-scarlet to crimson-red in fall. The delicate foliage holds its colour for several weeks before shedding to the ground. This Freeman Maple also provides some winter interest, with its smooth, thin, gray bark that becomes slightly furrowed with age. 'Autumn Blaze' is excellent as a speciman planting and one of the most brilliant Japanese Maples for fall colour. It is drought tolerant when established and frows in most soils.