In the mild Willamette Valley where I live, I was charmed by the long soft pink flower tassels in the spring, but the summer was a bust as the leaves which are slightly purple and larger than species seem to be variously diseased, and as I don’t spray, I decided this was a tree for a colder clime. zone 3.

Usually A. negundo has no to poor fall color, but Sensation breaks the mold and has great color and a good rounded habit, so if I lived somewhere miserably cold where I was limited in my maple choices, this is the one I would plant. Zone 3.