The Facts
Height: 40′ – 55’
Spread: 30′ – 40’
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Medium
Soil: Well-Drained
Growth Rate: Fast
‘Jeffersred’, sold under the trade name of ‘Autumn Blaze’, is an older cultivar that was discovered by nurseryman Glenn Jeffers in the late 1960s. This is an upright, fast-growing, deciduous tree that will typically grow 40-55’ tall with ascending branching and a dense, broad-oval crown. Its growth rate tends to exceed other maples. Each medium green leaf is deeply cut with five pointed lobes.
As the trade name suggests, the foliage turns into an autumn blaze of orange-red to scarlet-red fall color and persists longer than other cultivars. Flowers and fruit for this hybrid are very sparse. A favorite for any neighborhood or landscape. Its fall color is the perfect show to wow.
