Acer platanoides "Crimson Sentry"
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Acer platanoides "Crimson Sentry" is a narrow, columnar Norway maple with deep purple-red leaves. It stays compact and suits smaller gardens.
It works as a specimen, in avenues and groups, and as a contrast to light-leaved plants. The foliage turns orange in autumn.
It grows in full sun, tolerates city conditions and various soils but prefers fresh, well-drained soil.
Specifications
- Height: 6–8 m (up to 10 m)
- Width: 3–4 m
- Flowering: April–May, yellow-green clusters
- Light: full sun
- Soil: well-drained, fresh
- Hardiness: zones 4–5 (nursery data)
Advice from our agronomist
Planting. Plant in spring or autumn in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil. Dig the hole twice as wide as the root ball and keep the root collar level with the soil surface.
Care. Care is easy: a mulch of peat, bark or compost keeps moisture in and suppresses weeds. Water regularly after planting; later a thorough soaking in dry spells is enough.
Watering and feeding. Water deeply and infrequently rather than often and shallowly. Feed with a balanced fertiliser or compost in spring and stop feeding from mid-July so the shoots ripen before winter.
Winter and pruning. Young plants benefit from winter mulch in the first years. Remove dry and frost-damaged branches in spring before the leaves open; do formative pruning according to how the plant is used.
Codes and attributes
| Warehouse code | 4106 |
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| Barcode | 20041069 |
| Category | Trees |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days