The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Crimson Queen threadleaf Japanese maple

Family: Aceraceae (maple family)

Distribution: Species native to e. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: An outstanding, red-foliaged selection of Japanese maple named and released by the late, great plantsman, John Vertrees in 1965. This deciduous cultivar combines beautiful, deeply cut foliage with a dense, compact habit. Leaves unfold crimson-red, very lacy in texture. In the fall, leaves darken to a deep reddish purple. A premier landscape plant for small yards growing to only 10' tall and slightly wider.