Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' #5The Acer palmatum var. atropurpureum 'Bloodgood'. This is the classic purple leaved Japanese Maple that you most often see around town. There's a reason for that they're freaking beautiful. When designing a garden, any garden, you can do worse than starting with the 'Bloodgood' and going from there. Retains its color well throughout the summer. Light: Full sun to part shade Mature height: 15 20' Mature width: 15 20' Soil: Well draining, amend to make

Slow growing

Mature width: 8'

Pruning: late winter to early spring

Hardy and adaptable to both cold and warmer climates

Blooms: April - June

The reason most people are going to put this one in their garden is the bright red or orange stems

The blue-green leaves on this spreading

Watering: even moisture

Soil: performs best in well drained

turning bronzy red in fall

graceful mass of medium green foliage topped by showy wheat color flower plumes in late spring through summer

Divide in spring every 3 to 4 years to encourage upright growth