Acer × freemanii Celebration®
Common name:
Celebration Maple
Pronunciation:
A-ser free-MAN-e-i
Family:
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
A. × f. 'Celzam'
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf deciduous tree, upright-pyramidal habit, strong branch angles, compact, to 45 ft (~14 m) tall, 25 ft (~7.5 m) wide, fast growing when young. Leaves deep green, deeply lobed, similar to Silver Maple in appearance, fall color golden-yellow to red. Essentially seedless.
- Sun, tolerates droughty soils
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4 Discovered 1967 by James Zampini in a maple block at Indian Point Farm, Perry, Ohio (PP 7279, in 1990), introduced in 1987.