Yet even with dozens of trees and shrubs to choose from, the Bloodgood Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood') stands out in the crowd and is an amazing addition to your summer landscape.

Bloodgood Japanese maples (Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood') are small, rounded trees with thin branches growing from the trunk. The bark is a lovely shade of gray. The deep-red-purple leaves are ...

Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ is one of the easiest trees to grow for fall color. It suits gardens of all sizes and even grows well in containers. In general, it's easy to care for and grow ...

Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ This larger variety can reach up to 25 feet, with deep purple and red leaves during the spring and summer turning a vibrant crimson in autumn.

With its beautiful dark burgundy-red leaves and attractive blackish-red bark, ‘Bloodgood’ is considered by many experts as the best of the upright red-leaved Japanese maples. It is the ...

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'. Photograph: Alamy/PA. Fionnuala Fallon. Sat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00. Q: My red acer tree started going into leaf then the leaves dried up and died.

The leaves are large and deeply cut, pale red in spring, turning to dusky purple and finally to fiery crimson in autumn—handsome at all seasons. ‘Bloodgood’ prefers shelter and part-shade, but is ...