| Description | A Norway Maple cultivar similar to Crimson King Maple with dark maroon foliage. Many time this is mistaken for a Red Maple. |
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| Pronunciation | (A-sir)(plat-an-OI-dez) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | deep yellow tinged with red occurring in the early spring |
| Fruit | wide spreading green samara |
| Leaves | opposite, simple, maroon with five sharp pointed lobes. |
| Dimensions | 40-50 feet tall with a spread of 30 plus, oval becoming broadly oval as a mature form |
| Propagation | grafting |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered as a mutant branch in 1962 by Martin Holmason. Introduced by Pacific Coast Nursery, Portland Oregon USA. (#93) |
| Misc Facts | Dirr and others say that this is probably the same tree as Crimson King Maple |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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