General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers lightly dappled shade. Leaves may scorch in full sun in hot southern summers. Plant in a location protected from strong winds. Stake trunk for more erect growth or leave alone for full cascading effect.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Japanese maple cultivar (dissected type) is a dwarf, mounded, deciduous tree or multi-stemmed shrub with cascading branching and a weeping habit. Typically grows slowly to 6-10' tall. Features finely cut palmate (7-9 lobes), deeply cut and dissected leaves (2-4" long) which emerge red in spring, mature to dark purplish red in summer and turn crimson red in fall. 'Crimson Queen' is a popular cultivar noted for its excellent leaf color retention throughout the growing season. Small reddish flowers in spring give way to samaras which ripen in late summer to early fall. As with many maples, the flowers are rather attractive close up, but are not particularly showy from a distance.