Why does success with Autumn Blaze seem to be a feast-or-famine situation? It’s easy to see why Autumn Blaze maple has caught the attention of anyone wanting a tree.

In 1893, a favorite tree was selected by a group of Wisconsin school children. The maple beat out oak, pine and elm trees. In 1948, that selection was narrowed by another vote to sugar maple ...

I would like to plant a red maple tree but I want to be sure that it has brilliant red fall color. Someone suggested an 'Autumn Blaze' maple. What do you think? Is that a good choice and does it ...

This week, Don Kinzler answers questions about a struggling Autumn Blaze maple tree, tips for planting a new hibiscus, and why this year's tomatoes may taste bland.

But once the maple trees leaf out … well, out of sight, out of mind. “Autumn Blaze’s” rosy foliage blends well with the multi-fingered leaves of a “Sunburst” honeylocust.

The tree had grown tall since Lee Ann Meiborg planted it next to West Chicago Community High School in 2004. Towering over the roof on the building’s west side, the autumn blaze maple was a ...

An Autumn Blaze Maple tree was planted outside Cunningham Intermediate School Friday as a memorial to former Cunningham Principal Ralph Berkley.

ANSWER: The Autumn Blaze maple is a cross between a Red Maple and a Silver Maple. Unfortunately, both parent trees have problems in our area. One characteristic is that the immature bark is very thin.

Maple: There's no doubt the orange-red fall color of the popular "Autumn Blaze" maple is stunning, but it's not well adapted to our growing conditions.

This helps me a lot in tracking and learning about this plant before I responded. Autumn Blaze maple was hybridized by an Illinois nursery in the 1980s.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Greg Ilgenfritz and Melanie Bathe sit for an engagement portrait among the leaves of Autumn Blaze Maple trees just before ...

Shengxiang Sun and her husband Dongliang Lu have delayed wedding photos taken in front of the Autumn Blaze Maple trees at the Pagoda Circle in Forest Park on Friday, Oct.