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‘Red Emperor’ is one of our favorite red uprights. The early spring color comes out as an extremely deep maroon with a brilliant translucent sheen that gives the leaves a nice shinny look as the sunlight hits them. It holds its rich, dark red foliage well throughout the summer months, and has a brilliant scarlet fall display. The underside of the leaf is a rich olive green. It makes a beautiful dynamic to the shiny red tops as the leaves turn blowing in a light summer breeze. ‘Red Emperor’ is a vigorous grower though it stays midsized overall at around 15 feet in height. Hardiness is another great quality of ‘Red Emperor’. This tree handles cold conditions extremely well and is also very heat tolerant in the late summer. With all of its wonderful attributes ‘Red Emperor’ makes a perfect choice for a midsized upright red.