Marmo Freeman's Maple
Tagged as: Columnars, Fastigiates, Four Season Landscape
Botanical Name: Acer x freemanii 'Marmo'
Common Name: Marmo Freeman's Maple
Reviewed 1/2012
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Height: 45-70' Spread: 35-40' Habit/Form: Uniform, upright to columnar Growth Rate: Fast Zone: 4
Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun; grows in a wide range of soil conditions; pH adaptable, and drought tolerant.
Ornamental Characteristics: A hybrid of silver and red maple with a strong central leader and excellent branching habit. Fall color is an interesting mottled blend of red and green to burgundy, and yellow. The parent tree was selected from the collections at The Morton Arboretum. A Chicagoland Grows ® introduction.
Uses in the Landscape: Excellent in street tree plantings or as a large specimen tree, especially where a more narrow, upright habit is required. A good alternative to silver maple and red maple in heavy clay soils.
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