Acer × freemanii 'Celzam' [sold as Celebration®]
Celebration Freeman Maple

Acer × freemanii ′Celzam′ [sold as Celebration®] - Summer Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Late spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Red (Red to gold fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Green (Samaras in the summer, "virtually seedless"; Not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-25 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, moist, slightly acidic, loamy soils; adapts to many types of soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are simple, opposite, 3-6" in length and width; 5-lobed as well as 3-lobed in the center, dark green and slightly silver underneath. More often seedless. Flowers are white, small, and not showy.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 288
  • Wet Soil Tolerant 109
  • Fall Color 238
  • Fast Growth Rate 229
  • Specimen 630

    • Additional Information

    'Celzam' has a classic upright form with uniform growth, making for a great specimen tree in the landscape. This plant, like most Freeman hybrids, is generally seedless and is also known for its fall color. In early October, 'Celzam' becomes a brilliant red and then slowly changes to gold by late October.

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