The Plants
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
japanese maple
£59.00
This upright Japanese maple is one of the best purple-leaved varieties. It has deeply cut, dark red-purple leaves that turn bright red in autumn and tiny purple-red spring flowers.
Type
- Trees
Award of Garden Merit
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Slow growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Cottage style garden
- Woodland area
- Contemporary style garden
- Japanese style garden
- Containers
- Specimen
Special features
- Low maintenance
- Autumn interest
- Architectural
Care instructions
Grow in moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Provide shelter from cold winds and late frosts.
Dimensions
Size: Large
Pot size: 15 litre
Eventual height: 500cm
Eventual spread: 500cm
Positions
- Light shade
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
- North
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
- Clay
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral