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 maple trees are the perfect addition to your summer landscape, but they're also quite tolerant of cold winter temperatures and can grow in USDA zones 5 through 9.

This tree is sometimes trained as a bonsai specimen. See the palmate leaves of the Bloodgood Japanese maple in the Bonsai Courtyard at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. — Barbara ...

The Japanese maple tree boasts year-round beauty with a wide range of colors. Considering adding one of these trees to your landscape or patio. The post Japanese Maple Tree Care: Planting and ...

Q. I bought a small “Bloodgood” Japanese maple tree this spring in a 3-gallon pot but forgot to plant it until late June. After the wet spring, I was amazed that the soil in the garden was so dry.

Dear Neil: We have a home in the Hill Country. Friends in Alabama gave us a small “Bloodgood” Japanese maple. We have kept it in a large pot, but last ...

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.

Bloodgood is the stalwart purple-leafed tree, growing to 25 feet or more at maturity. If it has a fault, other than its commonness, it doesn't have the lightness of more open forms.

Japanese maples have a beautiful form and can get to a top height of 20 feet. Some cultivars are much shorter, but those have a hard time with our heat.