Maple - Jeffersred Autumn Blaze - Lipstick Tree - 300mm pot

🍁✨ Acer × freemanii ‘Jeffersred’ – Autumn Blaze Maple (Lipstick Tree) ✨🍁
 
The Autumn Blaze Maple (Acer × freemanii ‘Jeffersred’) – also known as the Lipstick Tree – is one of the most spectacular deciduous feature trees, combining the best traits of the red and silver maples. 🌳 With its rapid growth, brilliant autumn colour, and neat branching, it’s a top choice for striking landscape impact.
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 300mm pot – approx. 2.5m tall right now 🌳
✔️ Advanced size for quick establishment in the garden.
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Prefers full sun ☀️
✔️ Grows best in deep, fertile, well-drained soils – adaptable once established.
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Lush green foliage through spring and summer 🌿
✔️ Outstanding scarlet to crimson autumn colour – one of the brightest displays 🍁❤️
✔️ Deciduous – bare in winter, showing strong branch structure.
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Upright, rounded canopy with symmetrical branching
✔️ Fast-growing shade tree
✔️ Grows approx. 12–15m tall × 8–10m wide
✔️ Long-lived and hardy.
 
💡 Special Characteristics
🌿 Famous for its vibrant lipstick-red autumn foliage 🔥
🌿 Fast-growing – provides quick shade and impact
🌿 Hybrid vigour – hardy and adaptable
🌿 Excellent avenue or specimen tree
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Plant as a feature tree in large lawns or gardens
✔️ Line driveways or avenues for dramatic seasonal effect
✔️ Combine with Liquidambar, Pin Oak, or Claret Ash for a diverse autumn colour palette
✔️ Perfect for cool-climate gardens needing a strong shade tree