Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Crimson King Norway Maple






Did you know that red maples are only red when the leaves turn in the autumn? Well, I didn’t! Red maples have green leaves, and the trees you see in these images are not red maples.


These beautiful, red-violet trees are another kind of Norway maple (which we have recently explored around the farm) called Crimson King Norway maples. What a great name!

I just figured this all out yesterday when trying to identify the row of trees along the road next to the entrance to the Kirkwood Preserve. More to come!

8 comments:

  1. JLB, I'm going to end up pretty smart reading your blog. There's hope for me yet.

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  2. Bonjour.
    Très belles photos. Nous avons ici des érables rouges, avec les feuilles rouges.
    A@+

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  3. wow, you learn something new every day i guess. i know nothing of maples really except that whole syrup thing, but the photos are fascinating. (and it's nice to read something i can actually go out and use in my surroundings).

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  4. That top photo is really lovely :)

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  5. The Crimson King was the uber-villain in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I'd bet Maine is full of these particular trees.

    Are they red year-round?

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  6. FrankenGirl, I WISH! Maples with red leaves (especially red japanese maples) have always held a special place in my heart. Among the reasons why I love them may include their autumn-like qualities.

    Susan, I'm glad to share a bit of information with my readers. For all my love of trees, I'm really an amateur when it comes to tree identification. I'm hoping that after a few years of blogging about trees, I'll be a bit smarter too. :)

    Manu, bonjour, et merci! J'aime des érables, des érables de japon en particulier! (Merci pour le mot "érables" en Français).

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  7. April, I'm glad that you find the information useful! I really enjoy learning about a tree or a concept and then stepping out and encountering it the very next day! That always happens to me with new words. :)

    Mark, to my knowledge, these trees remain red until autumn. At that time, I would guess that the leaves would turn to a much brighter red hue (as the red japanese maples do) before they fall down. I promise an update in October!

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  8. TravellerOne, thank you! I have such a love for maple leaves, I just HAD to start with that image!

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