This makes the Crimson Queen easily identifiable, and is one of the reasons why this tree is such a beauty in the landscape. Crimson Queen has one of the most divided leaves, so those serrations are some of the sharpest of a needle lace leaf. One of the nice things about the Crimson Queen is that it is a lace leaf Japanese Maple, which means that the lobes on the leaf are heavily, deeply divided. This tree is good for Zones 5-9, so it will grow in a lot of different places all across the country as long as you give it some protection from the hot afternoon sun. Late into the summer, this tree is a wonderful low weeping tree, and great for container growing. We typically recommend Crimson Queen for a late day shade that's going to give you your most impressive colors. It is going to have a dense, low, cascading umbrella, which makes the classic weeping Japanese Maple shape. Crimson Queen grows approximately 3-4 feet tall by about 5-6 feet wide within 15-20 years, a smaller sized tree. The spring color can fade to a lighter red and the fall colors are exuberant bright scarlet reds. Crimson Queen can go in extreme shades and still have a very dark maroon, one of the boldest colors of all the lace leaves. About Crimson QueenĬrimson Queen has exceptional spring colors, a dark maroon with a subtle lace leaf style foliage that is great for holding it's color in late day shade. To purchase Crimson Queen directly from our website, click here. In this Episode of the MrMaple Show, Tim and Matt talk about Acer Palmatum 'Crimson Queen'.
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