Medium-size tree up to approx. 15 m height with regular, broad, pyramidal crown. The bright green, 5-lobed leaves are fairly small and less deeply dissected than with A. saccharinum. They have red stems and a greyish underside. In autumn it turns deep orange-red to intense red. The autumn colour persists quite a long time before the leaf falls. Like all A. x freemanii, ‘Jeffersred’ flourishes on most soils as long as they are not too limy. Although the plant is female, fruits rarely form. The tree was discovered at the end of the 1960s by Glenn Jeffers of the eponymous nursery, but only named in 1980.
Our trees can only be planted when they don't have any leaves. Due to the this we will start delivering again from November 2024.
Acer ×freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') can eventually reach a height of 12 - 15 m, fast growing, depending on the site and climate conditions.
Acer ×freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') is fast growing and can eventually reach a height of 12 - 15 m, fast growing, depending on the site and climate conditions.
The leaves of Acer ×freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') turn orange, red in autumn.
The right time to plant Acer ×freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') is during the dormancy period. In Western Europe, Acer ×freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') with root balls can generally be planted from mid-November to late April, although this depends strongly on the climatic conditions and the species of tree.
Acer ×freemanii AUTUMN BLAZE ('Jeffersred') blooms in march.