Spring and fall are ideal times to plant. When planting your Red Dragon Japanese Maple make sure you have the right location and conditions for your new tree to thrive. Whether it is your first Japanese Maple or just the latest addition to your collection, the Red Dragon Japanese Maple is an excellent choice!įor additional Japanese Maple options be sure to check out our Bloodgood Japanese Maple and our Japanese Maple Collection Japanese Maples grown in containers need to be watered more often than trees planted in the ground.
Watering deeply once weekly in summer throughout the life of your tree will go a long way toward the health and growth of your tree. Water them well for the first few months during establishment.
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Pro Tip : Japanese Maples prefer a moist soil. This hardy tree just needs some water when it’s hot and a little food when it’s hungry and it will perform well for years to come. The Red Dragon Japanese Maple is easy to grow. This dwarf tree’s petite size makes it perfect for pots and planters! The mature size of this tree is about 8 feet tall and wide so it can fit in even the smallest yard. It grows well in part shade or part sun locations as well.
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The Red Dragon Japanese Maple stands up to full sun better than other dissectum Japanese Maples. The lacy leaves of the Red Dragon have a delicate look and add great texture contrast to the landscape. Japanese Maples should be treasured for their natural, unique, and beautiful growth. This adaptable tree is easy to grow and maintain. The Red Dragon is one of the few varieties of Japanese Maple that grow well in full sun. An upright form with weeping branches, the habit of the Red Dragon Japanese Maple is uniquely beautiful. Throughout the year, the delicate leaves change from shades of purple and red, culminating in a superb cherry red in autumn. Dissected leaves reportedly resemble the claws of a dragon, hence the cultivar name.The Red Dragon Japanese Maple is a stunning dwarf maple with lacy, red foliage. Leaves retain good color throughout the growing season. Leaves emerge bright cherry red in spring, mature to burgundy red in summer before finally changing to crimson red in fall. Seven-lobed leaves are deeply cut to the leaf base. 'Red Dragon' is a compact, slow-growing, dissected form that typically matures over time in an upright-pendulous mound to 6-8' tall. Each leaf has several lobes (typically 5–7) that all originate from one point looking like an open hand with outstretched fingers.
Specific epithet is in reference to the palmate nature of the leaves. Genus name is the Latin name for a maple tree. Dissectum means deeply cut in reference to the deeply cut, feathery nature of the leaves. These dissected-leaf shrubs are commonly called laceleaf Japanese maple, cutleaf Japanese maple or threadleaf Japanese maple. Palmate leaves, each having 7-11 deeply incised lobes, are deeply cut to the base of the leaf. dissectum is typically a much smaller, rounded, slow-growing shrubby form (often with cascading branching) that rarely matures to more than 12' tall with a larger spread. Fall color includes an often spectacular combination of shades of yellow, red, purple and bronze. Small reddish-purple flowers in umbels bloom in spring (April) followed by winged samaras in pairs which ripen in September-October. Each palmate green leaf (2-5" long) has 5 to 7 but less frequently 9 toothed lobes. General plant form is rounded to broad-rounded, often with low branching. Acer palmatum, commonly called Japanese Maple, is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-25' (infrequently to 40') tall.
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