It is also extremely wind resistant, making it a tough and hardy tree for city settings. Its narrow spread makes it ideal to line pathways or roadways. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 5 feet from the ground, and should not be planted. Crimson Sentry Norway Maple will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. When mature strongly resembles Crimson King, but especially when juvenile it has a more slender crown. Planting: Though its tolerant of soggy soils, Crimson Maples prefer well-drained areas. Crimson Sentry Norway Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications Accent Shade Vertical Accent Planting & Growing. It is a great choice for urban settings, both because of its narrow structure and drought and pollution tolerance. Crimson Sentry Norway Maple TreeAcer platanoides Crimson Sentry 1. Then Crimson Sentry Maple puts on a fall display as its leaves change to bright crimson. The new leaves then unfurl bright red in color, and they mature and deepen to a striking rich, deep maroon-purple. The tiny light yellow blooms emerge before the foliage in early spring, in upright sprays along the branches. ‘Crimson Sentry’ was cultivated from ‘Crimson King’ in the 1970’s. It is a great specimen for use in smaller gardens due to its narrow stature, where Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Maple is too large. This Norway Maple has spectacularly deep purple or maroon leaves. The Crimson Sentry Maple is a columnar-shaped tree with an upright tidy growth habit that grows up to 25 feet high and 15 feet wide. Tolerant of poor soils and harsh environmental conditions, but should be grown where vigorous surface roots will not be a problem. Botanical Name: Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’ Alternate Name: Crimson Sentry Norway Maple ‘Crimson Sentry’ is a hardy, deciduous, tree with a narrow, upright habit, reaching 40 feet in height by 15 feet in width, and dense red-purple foliage.

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