CRIMSON KING MAPLES ON SOTH SECOND STREET
CRIMSON KING LEAF
CRIMSON KING MAPLE TREESaturday, 7:30 AM. 66 degrees, wind WNW, moderate. The sky is clear with some haze. The barometer predicts rain but it is a very pleasant morning.
Bayfield has many purple-leaved maples, varieties of Acer platanoides, the Norway maple. Most are the variety ‘Crimson King,’ which was introduced after the Second World War. That was a sport of the popular19th century variety “Schwedler’. Both trees are appropriate for Bayfield’s older landscapes and streets. These trees have lost popularity and are not as often planted today, perhaps because their leaf color is deemed “unnatural.” The Norway maple is also considered invasive, although I have not found the varieties so, but I may well be mistaken. Nevertheless, they are a good tree in the right situation and make a nice medium-sized street tree.
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