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FREEMAN MAPLE

LEAF

simple, green, rounded, 3-5 deep lobes (similar to silver maple) with smooth edges; emerge in spring

FORM

HEIGHT 40 feet WIDTH 25 feet

oval to rounded crown with upright branches

FLOWER

small, red, round clusters; appear in early spring before the leaves

FRUIT

green to red, clusters of two-winged, papery, horseshoe-shaped samaras (called keys); mature in late spring/early summer; often limited in numbers

FALL COLOUR

brilliant shades of yellow to red

BARK

smooth, silvery-grey when young; slightly furrowed, darker grey when mature

JUST PLANTEDMATURE FORM