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Plant: Fireglow - Japanese Maple

Japanese Maple · Acer palmatum 'Fireglow'

$180.00

Size: 7 gal

Light

Part Shade

Bloom

Spring

Mature size

15 ft tall12 ft wide

More about this plant

Fireglow is an upright red Japanese maple that reaches about 10 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 12 feet wide, denser and slower growing than Bloodgood with a regular branching habit. Its leaves emerge pinkish red, darken to dark red through summer and finish a deep purple red in fall, and the plant sets a heavy crop of samaras that adds to its look. It tolerates full sun and is a long time favourite for sunny spots, though the best leaf colour comes in partial shade. Hardy to about minus 20 degrees and grown in zones 5 to 9, it works as an accent or specimen in a bed, a lawn or a large container.

  • Part Shade
  • Grows to 15 ft tall and 12 ft wide
  • Blooms in spring
  • Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
  • Deciduous foliage

Plant description

Fireglow is an upright red Japanese maple that reaches about 10 to 15 feet tall and 6 to 12 feet wide, denser and slower growing than Bloodgood with a regular branching habit. Its leaves emerge pinkish red, darken to dark red through summer and finish a deep purple red in fall, and the plant sets a heavy crop of samaras that adds to its look. It tolerates full sun and is a long time favourite for sunny spots, though the best leaf colour comes in partial shade. Hardy to about minus 20 degrees and grown in zones 5 to 9, it works as an accent or specimen in a bed, a lawn or a large container.

Flowers
Small red to purple flowers appear in spring; attractive viewed closely but insignificant from a distance.
Foliage
Leaves emerge pinkish red in spring and gradually darken to dark red through summer before turning a deep purple red in fall.
Fruit
A schizocarp of two samaras with incurved wings forming an arch, becoming reddish in fall.
Bark & stems
Young stems vary from green to polished reddish brown; older branches assume a gray cast.
Light
Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
Native range
Japan, China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia

Plant details

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