Red Maple 'Autumn Blaze' is a large deciduous shade tree. One of the best-selling landscape trees — a fast-growing Freeman maple with exceptional orange-red fall color that persists for an extended period. Combines the best qualities of red maple and silver maple. Adapts to a wide range of soils including wet sites. Thrives in full sun. One of the most widely adaptable and cold-hardy native shade trees in North America. A top-choice lawn, street, and park tree prized for its strong structure, rapid establishment, and spectacular orange-red to scarlet fall color.