Red Japanese Maple – Live Potted Tree, 24–30+ Inches

Bring beautiful red foliage and elegant branching to your garden with a Red Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum). These attractive seed-grown trees come from the Bloodgood variety and are selected for their striking bright to dark red leaf color.

Unlike grafted Japanese maples, these seed-grown trees develop their own root systems, making them an interesting choice for bonsai enthusiasts as well as landscape gardeners.

Your tree ships 24–30+ inches tall, fully rooted in soil in its pot.

🍁 Beautiful Red Foliage

These Red Japanese Maples are selected for their attractive red leaf color, providing a beautiful focal point in the landscape.

• Bright to dark red foliage

• Elegant ornamental tree form

• Deciduous foliage with seasonal color changes

• Attractive specimen for Japanese-inspired gardens

The trees are grown from seed collected from the Bloodgood variety. Because they are seed-grown rather than grafted, individual plants may show natural differences in leaf color and growth habit.

🌳 Growth and Plant Details

• Botanical name: Acer palmatum

• Common name: Red Japanese Maple

• Parent variety: Bloodgood

• Propagation: Seed-grown, not grafted

• Shipping height: 24–30+ inches

• Plant type: Deciduous ornamental tree

• Growth rate: Approximately 1–2 feet per year, according to the grower

• Mature height: Approximately 15–25 feet

• Mature spread: Approximately 10–15 feet

• USDA hardiness zones: 5–9

• Foliage color: Bright to dark red

🪴 Excellent for Bonsai and Landscape Planting

Seed-grown Japanese Maples can make interesting bonsai material because they grow on their own roots rather than a grafted rootstock.

These trees are also excellent for:

• Ornamental specimen planting

• Japanese and Asian-inspired gardens

• Woodland understory planting

• Garden focal points

• Bonsai projects

• Landscapes with filtered shade

Japanese Maples tolerate pruning well and can be shaped to suit a variety of garden styles.

☀️ Growing and Care Tips

Japanese Maples grow best with protection from harsh conditions.

• Provide well-drained soil.

• Protect from drying winds.

• In the southern part of their growing range, provide protection from intense direct afternoon sun.

• In northern locations, they can generally tolerate more sunlight.

• Avoid low, boggy planting areas.

• Keep grass and weeds away from the base to reduce competition.

Good drainage is particularly important for healthy root development.

📦 Shipping and Plant Information

• Ships as a live tree, fully rooted in soil in its pot.

• Available size: 24–30+ inches tall.

• Ships with leaves during spring and summer.

• Ships dormant without leaves during fall and winter.

• The second product photo shows an example of a dormant two-year-old tree.

Shipping information:

• Price includes shipping to most locations.

• Additional freight surcharges may apply to PO Boxes, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories.

Every plant is inspected for quality before shipment. Please contact us if you have concerns about your tree's condition upon arrival.

Grown by Scenic Hill Farm, a licensed Oregon nursery.

Please note: These are seed-grown trees, not grafted Bloodgood Japanese Maples. Individual seedlings may vary in foliage color, branching, and overall appearance. Shipping height is not the mature tree size.