Acer palmatum 'bloodgood'

Name: Acer palmatum
Common Name: Japanese maple				Family: Sapindaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: Rounded, spreading	Hard. Zone:  usda 6		Mature Size 5m spread by 5m tall					x
Leaf: deeply 5 lobed, red purple, bright red in autumn					Fall/Winter Color bright red in fall
Leaf Arr.   x     Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: tiny red in pendant corymbs						Infl. corymb
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun     Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: palmatum has many cultivars has many uses		Limitations: aphids, scale insects, caterpillars, leaf spot, canker, not heat tolerant					Other Features:  cultivars come in many colors sizes shapes or prune to form