Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
Crimson King Norway Maple

 This plant is considered invasive.

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Multi-Colored (Maroon-yellow, .33" dia. flowers in many-flowered corymbs in spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Red (Rich maroon during the summer); Yellow (Yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Green horizontal samaras, maturing to brown in the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
40-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-50 feet
 Soil Notes:
Well-drained, loamy soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple, opposite leaves are 4-7" long and wide having 5-pointed lobes, often with hairs in axils of veins. Milky sap is visible on freshly excised or broken petioles. Leaf scars meet forming a sharp angle around the stem. Terminal bud is plump and greenish maroon.

Additional Information

Crimson King is a common cultivar used in the industry for its rich maroon foliage throughout the growing season. One of the densest shade trees, widely adaptable to soils and environments, including dry and polluted city conditions. Transplants easily. Extremely dense canopy and shallow root system make it impossible to maintain good turf beneath. Slight susceptibility to verticillium wilt, anthracnose, and leaf scorch. When Norway maple escapes cultivation and invades natural areas it reduces species richness and native tree regeneration by out-competing other trees and understory species for resources, creating dense shade canopies, and spreading rapidly through high seed production. It also releases toxins that reduce the growth and reproduction of native species.

7 Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_4325*ATARK
22015_00943*APGMD
32023_00047*AOWEN
42023_00609*AWANG
52015_02459*C2550
62015_02478*A2550
72015_02478*B2550

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