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Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

The Crimson Queen Japanese Maple is a compact laceleaf Japanese maple with a graceful weeping form and deeply cut crimson-red foliage.

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Crimson Queen Japanese Maple Treebute

A living tribute with color that deepens each year.

The Crimson Queen Japanese Maple unfurls bright crimson leaves each spring that deepen to rich burgundy through summer, then blaze scarlet in fall, all held on gently cascading branches. Known for grace, quiet reflection, and enduring color, this dwarf tree becomes a living memorial you can nurture and watch grow, season after season.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.

Why You'll Love the Crimson Queen Japanese Maple

  • Color that deepens through the seasons: bright crimson leaves in spring settle into rich burgundy through summer, then blaze scarlet in fall, a living source of color from the first bud to the last leaf.
  • A graceful, cascading form: low, mounded branches weep gently outward, giving this maple a quiet, reflective presence that suits a place of remembrance.
  • Naturally compact and low maintenance: this dwarf variety needs little pruning and grows at a slow, steady pace, rewarding even first-time growers with reliable beauty.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

With its low, cascading branches and finely cut crimson leaves, the Crimson Queen is a slow, steady grower that asks mainly for gentle light and consistent moisture.

  • Light: light to dappled shade, especially in the afternoon, protects the delicate leaves from scorch. In cooler climates it can take more direct sun.

  • Water: keep the soil consistently moist, especially during summer heat, and avoid letting it dry out for long stretches.

  • Space: give it room to cascade, about 8 to 10 feet if planted in the ground, or a wide, shallow pot if grown in a container.

Slow growing and naturally compact, this maple settles in gently and rewards patience with a graceful shape that only becomes more striking with age.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Botanical Name:
Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’
Growth Rate Value:
Slow
Mature Height Value:
6-8 ft.
Mature Width Value:
10 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full-Part Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
5-8 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

Is a Treebute Kit a good sympathy gift to send someone?

Yes. A living tree is a meaningful alternative to flowers that fade. It arrives ready to plant with a personalized message, so the recipient receives a tribute they can hold, plant, and watch grow. It is a thoughtful way to turn sympathy into something lasting.

What is included in a Treebute Kit?

Each kit includes a young, healthy Crimson Queen Japanese Maple, a step by step planting and watering care guide, and a personalized memorial message. One thoughtfully packaged kit, everything arrives together, ready to plant.

You can also add an optional planter, premium potting mix, or our cremation safe soil blend.

Do I need ashes to use a Treebute Kit?

No. A Treebute Kit is a complete living memorial with or without cremation ashes. It works beautifully for a person or a pet either way. The cremation safe organic soil blend is an optional add on, and many people plant without ashes.

How big does it get, and how long will it live?

The Crimson Queen grows slowly to about eight to ten feet tall and wide, forming a graceful weeping mound. It can live for decades, and often for generations with good care, becoming a living memorial that deepens with time. You can keep it smaller with light pruning.

Is this easy to care for? We are not experienced gardeners.

Yes. Every kit arrives with a clear, step by step guide, and the Crimson Queen is a forgiving tree. It mainly wants morning sun with afternoon shade and watering when the soil feels dry. Many people find the simple routine becomes a comforting ritual.

Need guidance? Contact us anytime. We’re happy to help.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.