Red Dragon Japanese Maple – 3–4 Feet Tall, Ships in a 3-Gallon Pot

Add dramatic color and graceful movement to your garden with Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Red Dragon'. This highly prized laceleaf Japanese maple is known for its finely dissected foliage, rich red color, and naturally cascading growth habit.

Discovered in New Zealand, 'Red Dragon' is especially popular for its compact form and ability to maintain deep red-purple foliage through much of the growing season.

🍁 Exceptional Seasonal Foliage

Enjoy beautiful color changes throughout the year:

• Spring: Intricate, deeply cut leaves emerge in bright, flaming red.

• Summer: Foliage deepens to rich burgundy-maroon and is known for retaining its dark red-purple tones better than many other red laceleaf varieties.

• Fall: Leaves transform into brilliant apple-red and crimson shades.

The delicate, filigree-like leaves create a beautiful contrast against the tree's dense, cascading branches.

🌳 Compact, Cascading Growth Habit

'Red Dragon' is a relatively slow-growing Japanese maple that naturally develops a dense, layered, weeping mound. Its branches cascade downward like a miniature waterfall, creating an elegant focal point even in smaller garden spaces.

• 10-year size: Approximately 3–5 feet tall and 4–5 feet wide

• Mature size: Approximately 6–8 feet tall and wide

• Growth habit: Compact, slow-growing, and strongly weeping

Its manageable size makes it an excellent choice for patios, Japanese gardens, rock gardens, and carefully designed landscape spaces.

🏡 Beautiful Landscape Uses

• Japanese gardens: A classic ornamental centerpiece with graceful, flowing branches.

• Patios and entryways: Adds rich foliage color and an elegant sculptural shape.

• Rock gardens: Its cascading habit complements stones and other architectural landscape features.

• Pond and water garden edges: Creates a soft, flowing effect beside water features.

• Small gardens: Its compact growth habit makes it suitable for spaces where a larger tree may be difficult to accommodate.

📦 Plant & Shipping Details

• Plant: Red Dragon Japanese Maple

• Botanical name: Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Red Dragon'

• Quantity: 1 live plant

• Current plant height: Approximately 3–4 feet

• Shipping container: 3-gallon nursery pot

🌱 A Few Helpful Notes

This is a living plant, so natural variations in branching, foliage color, and overall shape are expected. Leaf color can change with the seasons and local growing conditions.

Your tree may experience temporary stress during shipping. Please unpack it promptly upon arrival, place it in a protected location, and allow it time to acclimate before making major changes to its growing conditions.

Bring home the distinctive beauty of 'Red Dragon' and enjoy a Japanese maple with dramatic foliage and a graceful cascading silhouette!