Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9a Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub or Tree

Height at Maturity: 6-10′

Width at Maturity: 8-10′
Spacing: 14’+ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Cascading, Mounding, Weeping, Broad

Growth Rate: Moderate

Foliage Color in Spring: Deep Red

Foliage Color in Summer: Bronze-purple

Foliage Color in Fall: Hot Pinkish-red

Light Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun, Shade or Mostly Shade

Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established

Soil Type: Sandy, Loam & Clay (Condition heavy clay soils when planting)

Drainage: Well drained soil is a must!

Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal

Maintenance: Low

Resistances: Deer – more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant, Disease

Description

Perhaps the most popular of all red lace leaf varieties, the Crimson Queen Japanese Maple is prized for its display of crimson red foliage and attractive, dense, weeping form. The thinly dissected, lacy leaves emerge a deep red in spring, turning to a bronze purple in summer, then to a sunning, hot pinkish-red in fall. All grown up this beauty might reach 6 to 10 feet tall (depending on graft height and pruning) and wide.

Landscape & Garden Uses

To showcase its magnificence and beauty, a Japanese Maple is best used in landscape design as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant them in groupings of three or plant one on both sides of an entryway. An ideal selection for landscape beds or in containers.

Suggested Spacing: At least 14 feet apart for space between trees

Container culture can extend the useful range of Japanese Maples. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. Click on the link below under Helpful Articles for Japanese Maple container planting instructions.

Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape…that is, if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when choosing companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcover plants that won’t interfere at all with your tree.

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Japanese Maple variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees that are very easy to grow. Container culture can extend their useful range. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai.

In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally they prefer to be grown in similar conditions. That said, there are many sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties, of which Crimson Queen is one.

Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. So make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to get helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.

How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground

How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot

How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree

How To Prune A Japanese Maple

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I was skeptical about ordering our Japanese Maple online, but couldn’t find this variety locally. After reading other reviews, I decided to try Wilson Bros. Both my husband and I were very please with the tree we received. The packaging was awesome – protecting our tree very well. We will be ordering from Wilson Bros again.——————————————–We are so glad yall are pleased and we hope yall enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived today oct 11 in great shape. It is in the ground. Thank you very much. I’m impressed.
Hopefully it does well by my farm office.————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

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I just want to tell you that my complete order was quickly received today and the trees are planted on my terrace, each a work of art. I do not know how you so perfectly achieve consistent quality service. Not a branch broken, not a spot of dirt in the boxs x 3. I will remain loyal and for all your efforts, I am deeply appreciative. Thank you and continued HAPPY HOLIDAYS.——————————————————Thanks so much for your review. Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG

I purchased this tree from Wilson Bros Gardens because it wasn’t available to me locally and because they have so many positive reviews. I was able to pick out the tree and Angie helped me and went above and beyond to accommodate me while choosing between 5 or 6 trees. I finally made my choice after receiving many great pictures and It arrived within a week, It was carefully and securely packaged and was beautiful and the exact tree that I picked. I have not noticed any signs of shock and my new baby is happy and healthy. I am so thrilled with my purchase and I will definitely purchase more items from Wilson Bros Gardens in the future. Thank you so much for being a great company and growing such beautiful plants and trees.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

We purchased this tree online because none are available in the local nurseries and big box stores. It arrived within a week, carefully packaged, and was beautiful immediately upon opening.
We took care to plant it as specified and did not notice any signs of shock from the transplant. We are happy with the purchase and will purchase more items from wilsonbrosgardens in the future.———————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Our Japanese Red Maple is doing great. This tree was in excellent shape when we opened it. Very impressed with the packaging and very satisfied with the entire process. Thank you for your wonderful Customer service. We appreciate the way everything was handled start to finish.————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

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Tree came in good condition and was just as it was described . Throughout the process the team kept me updated and any questions I had were answered in a timely manner via email . I would recommend this nursery for any tree needs. Thank you .——————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

Tree came within a week of ordering. It is exactly as described and looks great. Highly recommend.——————————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

The tree looks wonderful!! We are so excited to plant it once it stops raining…which.might be a minute. It will look absolutely lovely in our yard!! Thank you much!

The title kind of says it all! Thank you Wilson Bros! See ya next spring….’Another gorgeous plant from Wilson Bros!—————————————————Hi Mary, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Crimson Queen Dwarf Japanese Maple. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks again!! 🙂
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