Ruby Full Moon Japanese Maple - 7 Gallon Pot
$98.99
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$98.99
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$112.00
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Ruby Full Moon Japanese Maple - 7 Gallon Pot
$98.99
Sale price
$98.99
Regular price
$112.00
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Description
Ruby Full Moon Japanese Maple
Acer japonicum 'Ruby'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b in cool or mild summer climates; 5a-8a in hot summer climates Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity: 15-20'
Width at Maturity: 10-12'
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Columnar
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast; 10-12" per year
Foliage Color in Spring: Dark Red
Foliage Color in Summer: Bronzy Green with Red margins
Foliage Color in Fall: Orange, Red, and Purple
Light Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun
Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established
Soil Type: Clay (amend to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy
Drainage: Moist But Well Drained Soil - Good drainage is essential!
Soil pH: 5.0 - 7.0 is ideal
Maintenance: Low
Resistances: Deer, Heat, Humidity, Sun Tolerant in cool summer climates
Description
The Ruby Full Moon Japanese Maple is an upright cultivar with a columnar canopy 15 to 20 feet tall and half as wide at maturity. It changes colors throughout the seasons. It features large, palmate leaves that emerge deep blackish-red in early spring and become a bronzy red as the season progresses. By summer, the leaves become a rich green with red margins. Fall brings an incredible show with rich shades of orange, red, and purple. The Ruby Japanese Maple is an excellent landscape specimen and suitable for containers.
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence and beauty, the Ruby Full Moon Japanese Maple is best used in the landscape as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, you can plant it in groupings of three where space allows or use two to frame an entrance.
Suggested Spacing: At least 15 feet apart for space between trees over the long term
Container culture can extend the useful range of Japanese Maples. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot
Note: One Japanese Maple can make a landscape if you don't overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when choosing companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, select low-growing shrubs or groundcovers that won't interfere with your tree.
Growing Preferences
Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are very tough and long-lived trees. They are very easy to grow in the ground or containers.
In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally, Otaki Full Moon Japanese Maple prefers to be grown in similar conditions but will handle full sun quite well.
Japanese maples will grow in most any average garden soil. They prefer moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with many other ornamental plants and trees, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic, so make sure to plant your Japanese Maple in a well-drained site.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below for helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Japanese Maple trees.
How To Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In The Ground
How to Plant A Japanese Maple Tree In A Pot
How To Fertilize And Water A Japanese Maple Tree
How To Prune A Japanese Maple
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Care
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