Acer palm. 'Bloodgood'

Acer palmatum bloodgood, medium-sized Japanese maple with little serrate and deeply dissected purplish-red leaves. It is a graceful shrub, growing vigorously upright during the first 7 years, with a narrow shape and especially popular for its beautiful leaves during spring, summer and autumn. The five to seven-lobed deeply dissected leaves are reddish-purple and remain that way until leaf fall. The acer palmatum bloodgood likes sun with light shade, preferably in a moist, slightly acidic soil, and somewhat sheltered from strong winds, not a coastal plant, but tolerant of air pollution.