Crimson King Norway Maple

Crimson King Norway Maple (Acer platanoides 'Crimson King')
Height: 50 feet Spread: 40 feet Sunlight: Full sun Hardiness Zone: 4a
 
Description: The Crimson King Norway Maple is one of the most cherished purple-leaf landscape trees, prized for its ability to hold its foliage color well throughout the season. This dense shade tree serves as a prominent color accent, often considered the ultimate feature tree for the front yard.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Round habit of growth.
Foliage: Attractive burgundy deciduous foliage. The lobed leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding deep purple in the fall.
Flowers: Stunning corymbs of lemon-yellow flowers adorn the branches in early spring before the leaves emerge.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Dense deciduous tree with a rounded form.
Relatively coarse texture that stands out among landscape plants with finer foliage.
Low-maintenance tree; should be pruned in summer after leaves have fully developed to avoid 'bleeding' sap.
No significant negative characteristics.
 
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
 
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 40 feet.
High canopy with a typical clearance of 7 feet from the ground; not suitable for planting under power lines. Lower branches can be strategically removed as it matures to create a high canopy that allows unobstructed human traffic underneath.
Grows at a medium rate and can live to a ripe old age of 100 years or more, making it a heritage tree for future generations.
Thrives in full sunlight.
Prefers average to moist conditions and should not be allowed to dry out. May require supplemental watering during drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil type or pH.
Highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner-city environments.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.