The Bloodgood Japanese maple with deep-red-purple leaves that keep this color through the summer before turning a warm, crimson red in the fall.

Lion’s head Japanese maple is a small, green, upright tree with great character. It matures at 15 feet. If grown in containers, it matures at about 7 to 10 feet.

Q: I live in Corona and planted a Japanese Bloodgood Maple Tree sapling about a year and a half ago. It gets full sun. Last summer the leaves got burned to a crisp, even with an umbrella covering.

Friends in Alabama gave us a small “Bloodgood” Japanese maple. We have kept it in a large pot, but last year its leaves turned brown around the edges and curled up.

We are considering a small 'Bloodgood' Japanese maple for the east-facing front yard, where it will receive some relief from the morning sun due to the nearby bur oaks.

Q. I bought a `Bloodgood' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) because I thought it would like a lot of sun. I then read on the tag "part shade to shade." I had a Japanese maple in North Carolina in ...

But despite being mistakenly associated with less-than-legal crops, Japanese maple continues to be one of the most popular of garden trees. The hundreds of cultivars available on the market offer ...

"I started out with a Japanese maple, and I watched how much the leaves changed through the season until they got bright red in the fall," says Laura Nobles. "Then I went on the Internet to find ...

Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air pockets and water well. Japanese maple trees can also be planted in a ...

One of the most striking characteristics of a Japanese maple is the colour of the foliage: crimson, gold, pumpkin orange or multiple shades of green. The Japanese maple is also known as Acer palmatum; ...