Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'
Acer x freemanii 'Armstrong'
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Genus
Acer
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Species
x freemanii
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Variety Type
Ornamental
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Variety
Acer (Maple)
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Growth Rate
Moderate to fast.
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Foliage
Light green, deeply cut, five-lobed leaves with a greyish-silver underside. Extremely long petioles which can give the leaf a drooping appearance. During early autumn the colour can be variable from yellow to good orangey-red, depending on the climatic and environmental conditions. Reported from overseas that it can have tight crotch angles. May also suffer from dieback linked possibly with the use of glyphosate and/or Phytophthora.
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Bark
Silvery-grey.
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Ornamental Fruit
Samara.
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Tree Habit
Upright to fastigiate, gradually spreading slightly with age but still remains upright.
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Flowers
Essentially female.
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Height (m)
12
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Width (m)
5