Red Dragon Japanese Maple Bonsai

Red dragon is quickly becoming the standard for which all other red dissectums are judged.

Red dragon japanese maple bonsai. Growing red dragon japanese maple trees. Its deeply dissected leaves grow in a. It needs some protection from cold wind and summer drought. Red dragon holds its color better than almost all other red lace leaved.

An overview of japanese maples japanese maples grow wild across the hills of japan korea and into mongolia and russia too. No other japanese maple tree keeps its red color so well as red dragon. The japanese maple is frost hardy even when trained as a bonsai but it should be protected from strong frost below 100 c 140 f. In winter the delicate tracery of the twigs will be a charming picture in your sleeping garden.

The sherwood flame cultivar matures at about 10. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8. Bonsai japanese maple red dragon buy this item. Red dragon makes an.

In 10 years and 7 8 ft. Noted for keeping its rich purple red foliage color better than any other laceleaf japanese maples acer palmatum red dragon is a compact slow growing deciduous shrub with elegant dissected leaves reminiscent of the claws of a dragon. New zealand 1990 unique traits. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the japanese maple bonsai acer position.

Emerging bright scarlet red in spring the delicate foliage of ferny lace like leaves matures to dark burgundy in summer before finally changing to a spectacular crimson red in fall. Because it stays small there is room for this amazing tree in even the smallest garden. The bark is smooth and gray on older limbs but green red or sometimes pink on younger shoots. As a wild tree it grows 20 35 feet tall occasionally more and usually has several trunks rather than a single central trunk.

Red dragon japanese maple will grow slowly to 8 or 10 feet tall becoming broader and more dome shaped as it grows. The japanese maple acer palmatum is a deciduous shade and ornamental tree with at least 19 known cultivars that display red and crimson colors. About red dragon japanese maple for lacy leaves gorgeous red dragon takes the cake in us.