Flowering TreesNorway Maple (Crimson King)
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
Norway Maple (Crimson King) (Acer platanoides 'Crimson King') is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-7, that matures to about 40-50 ft x 30-40 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. Expect yellow green blooms in spring. It attracts bees, stands up well to drought and urban pollution.
- USDA zones
- 4-7
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40-50 ft x 30-40 ft
- Bloom color
- Yellow green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees
- Tough against
- Drought, Urban pollution
- Native to
- Europe (cultivar of Norway Maple)
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Norway Maple (Crimson King) is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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