Dig a hole three times wider than the pot and add lots of organic material and peat-moss to the soil. Find a place with the right amount of shade that is also a place where you can see your tree and admire it. Planting LocationĬhoose the location for your Red Dragon Japanese Maple carefully. A location protected from hot drying winds or cold winter winds is best, so in front of large shrubs is an ideal location. Red Dragon is more tolerant of sunlight than most other kinds of dissected Japanese Maples, so it will succeed in pretty sunny locations as long as it gets plenty of water. It does best in partial shade, especially with protection from the hot afternoon sun. The Red Dragon Japanese Maple is hardy from zones 5 to 8, so it can be grown in gardens across most of America. It can even be brought inside for short periods but it should live outdoors most of the time. Growing in a gorgeous oriental container this will be a specimen for your terrace or balcony that will bring oriental grace to any setting. Even if you don’t have a garden at all it makes a beautiful tree for a pot and is also a perfect specimen for bonsai. Because it stays small there is room for this amazing tree in even the smallest garden. Red Dragon Japanese Maple will grow slowly to 8 or 10 feet tall, becoming broader and more dome-shaped as it grows. In winter the delicate tracery of the twigs will be a charming picture in your sleeping garden Growing Red Dragon Japanese Maple Trees No other Japanese Maple Tree keeps its red color so well as Red Dragon. In spring the leaves will emerge a brilliant cherry color, darkening through the summer and then turning scarlet in fall. Every season will be a joy with your tree.

In small gardens particularly, every plant has to be special to earn a place and the Red Dragon Japanese Maple is so very special it belongs in every garden. This is not true if placed in a suitable location they will spend trouble-free lives in your garden, becoming more and more beautiful and special with each passing year. Japanese Maples are the queens of the garden, with an air of delicate beauty that falsely suggests they are incredibly difficult to grow. We've gotta protect good ole' Mother Nature, after all. While we wish we could serve everyone, it's for the safety of native species and helps prevent the spread of invasive disease & pests. The short & sweet answer is: 'United States Department of Agriculture Restrictions.' Every state has their own unique USDA restrictions on which plants they allow to come into their state. You will receive email notifications along the way on the progress of your order, as well as tracking information to track your plants all the way to their new home! Why are some states excluded from shipping? Orders typically ship out within 2 business days. How does the delivery process work?Īll of our orders ship via FedEx Ground! Once your order is placed online, our magic elves get right to work picking, staging, boxing and shipping your trees. You'll find we carry young 1-gallons, up to more mature 7-gallons ranging anywhere from 6 inches to 6ft. While the industry-standard terminology is to call the sizes 'Gallon Containers', that doesn't exactly translate to the traditional liquid 'gallon' size we think of. Nursery containers come in a variety of different sizes, and old-school nursery slang has stuck. All tree, and nothin' but the tree! We measure from the top of the soil to the top of the tree the height of the container or the root system is never included in our measurements.

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