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Buy Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'

Also Known As

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Plant type

tree

size

H: 5'-10'
W: 5'-15'

planting zones

6a-9b

1 gallon | $42.8

Avail in US except West Coast, HI/AK

Fewer than 14 at Maples N More Nursery

3 gallon | $74.9

Avail in US except West Coast, HI/AK

Fewer than 3 at Maples N More Nursery

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Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' plant details

Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen' is a broadleaf deciduous tree with burgundy foliage. In spring red flowers emerge. Attracts beneficial insects and birds. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: sapindaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy
Mature size: 5 FT - 15 FT - wide, 5 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: red blooms in spring
Uses: cascading, container plant, fall color, mounding, small tree, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This elegant maple becomes a lovely mounding shrub with a graceful, weeping habit 10' tall and spreading to 12' wide. The finely dissected, laceleaf foliage of 7-9 lobes keeps its deep crimson-red color all season. In the fall the red color brightens to flaming scarlet. This maple makes an incredible specimen and its lovely cascading habit makes it shine in gardens of all types and in containers as well. This cultivar is a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple is one of the finest and most well known of all Japanese maples. This is an outstanding dissectum cultivar with a deep-red foliage color and deeply dissected leaves. Most dissectum cultivars that start out with excellent red color during spring and early summer turn green or bronze later in the season. Crimson Queen carries its deep red color throughout the entire growing season. Crimson Queen is very sun tolerant and can endure full sun with practically no sunburn. Under full sun the deep-red can turn to a beautiful orange-red. Fall color can bring on an array of bright scarlet tones. This tree grows in the classic mushroom shape and older trees develop a beautiful branching pattern.

By: Maples N More Nursery

Thick, bushy growth on this wide, spreading maple is a rich, crimson-red color. The majestic, full form & bright color make it an excellent [Specimen plant.

By: Conifer Kingdom

A well known and often planted red lace leaf weeping maple. Crimson Queen has strong red pink new growth turning to dark burgundy in the summer. Fall colors range from orange to bright crimson red. This dissectum originated in the US and is a strong growing cultivar that can handle full sun to partial shade. Once established hardy to USDA zone 5. Crimson Queen is not tender and can handle the hot summers and cold winters with added protection in zones 4 and 5. If you are living in a colder climate and you are getting just one lace leaf maple then Crimson Queen is the one for you. Height in 10 years may reach 5′ high and wide.

By: Eastfork Nursery

This older favorite can endure hot summers without leaf burn. Holds color well. A cascading beauty.

By: Bloom River Gardens

One of the finest of the Japanese maples, this is a slower growing, and more tightly weeping laceleaf than others. It has been in cultivation since the 1960's and has earned its popularity for its retention of its unsurpassed color. The deeply dissected leaves turn from red to brilliant crimson in the fall. The twisted trunk can also be an interesting feature. Growth Rate 6-12" annually

By: Garden World

Introduced in 1965, 'Crimson Queen' is probably the most common red-leafed weeping dissectums grown in the United States. Its persistent deep red color holds well in full sun with very little scorching. Fall color is bright scarlet. The mounding habit of 'Crimson Queen' makes for quite a specimen.

By: jensfarm maples

'Crimson Queen' is a small, weeping, dark red, cut leaved variety that verges on being over-planted. These are seedlings from that, and show a range of leaf color, shape, size, and growth habit. All will be lovely. Zone 5, but like most Japanese maples, often damaged by last spring freezes for us. [Crimson Queen seedlings]

By: Whitman Farms

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen' - Weeping Japanese Maple has beautiful deep red colors that hold strong until summers end. This tree has become a staple in the United States, and for good reason, very strong, heat resistant cultivar. Fall color is bright scarlet.

By: Kigi Nursery

Dissectum Group -red ? In America this is probably the most popular and widely sold maple of the dissectum group. This maple maintains good dark purplish-red color in summer and does not scald easily. Beautiful leaves are deeply cut and dissected, and the tree has a strong cascading habit. Fall colors are a solid red. Use as a small tree or a large specimen shrub. Grows 3-4? in ten years. Recommended by: the United States National Arboretum. Awards: Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. First Class Certificate at Boskoop The Netherlands.

By: Fantastic Plants

The foliage of this delicate Maple emerges solid red and matures to rich green with a definite red edge. A beautiful selection and an Almost Eden exclusive introduction!

By: Almost Eden

New growth red turns purple-red summer, then scarlet in fall. USDA Zones 5-9.

By: Lael's Moon Garden

Classic red leaf dissectum type. Very tough.

By: Specialty Ornamentals

DISSECTUM, red. 'Crimson Queen' is famous for its ability to hold its deep red leaf color through the summer. Most other cultivars of the red dissectum types will turn to shades of bronze-green in the summer months. Each leaf is deeply cut into narrow lobes which themselves are finely toothed. In the fall, it displays a blaze of bright, crimson red.