Scientific name: Acer x freemanii
Common name: Freeman's maple
Native: Yes
Native range: Occurs naturally where populations of red maple (Acer rubrum) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum) overlap in eastern North America [2].
Distribution in North America: Click to view the USDA Plants Database page for A. x freemanii.
Maximum age: Silver maple lives up to 130 years [4,5], while red maple may live up to 200 years [6].
Ecology: Produces little to no seeds and flowers [2,3], suggesting that it may not be an important source of forage for wildlife.
Ethnobotany: It is widely used as an ornamental species in urban plantings [1,2,3].
[1] https://www.arborday.org/trees/
treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=2572
[2] https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=
[3] https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/
trees-and-plants/freemans-maple/#overview
[4] https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/
DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_acsa2.pdf
[5] https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/
ag_654/volume_2/acer/saccharinum.htm
[6] https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/
DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_acru.pdf
