Acer platanoides 'ROYAL RED' Norway maple
size/type
tall tree,tall tree
usual height
10-20m
usual width
5-10m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
less showy but noticeable
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
3 (down to -40°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Royal Red is a majestic looking Norway maple for large gardens, parks, and city avenues. Its palmate leaves are dark crimson red, almost black, and glossy, turning amber orange or orange-red in autumn. In spring, just as leaves emerge, it flowers profusely with many small yellow flowers, typical for many Norway maples.This tree is a big dude, offering a strong colour into an overall green situation. It does not grow too fast but owing to its large size in maturity it deserves being planted sensibly so that your grandchildren do not have use a chain-saw to shape it up. The crown is dense and casts a deep shade.
It is very similar to another red-leaved variety Crimson King. Royal Red is only a bit darker and the leaves are resistant to powdery mildew. Grow it in any well-drained soil. Wind and air-pollution tolerant. Fully hardy to -40°C (USDA zone 3).
Last update 12-02-2010; 12-03-2013
SIZES and PRICES
standard
height of stem 180-190 cm, girth 8-10 cm
4 080 Kč
standard
height of stem 160-180 cm, girth 8-10 cm
6 320 Kč
standard
height of stem 160-180 cm, girth 8-10 cm
6 320 Kč
standard
height of stem 180-190 cm, girth 8-10 cm
5 300 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
