Freeman's Maple
Freeman's Maple
Acer × freemanii
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
80-150 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Freeman's Maple, also known as Freeman's Red Maple, is a deciduous tree native to the northeastern United States. The Autumn Blaze variety is a rare, naturally occurring mutant that displays a brilliant red-orange hue during the fall.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer