How Do You Plant A Japanese Red Maple Tree?
The Japanese red maple is a deciduous tree that is 25 to 30 feet tall, with a spread of 20 feet when fully mature. It’s a popular shade tree and grows well in a yard with other flowers and trees. The Japanese maple blooms with small red flowers, signaling the arrival of spring. The leaves are a dark red to a deep purple color during the summer, turning bright red in the fall. Choose a spot that gets full sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon and that provides protection from high winds. Soil should be rich, well-drained and can be slightly acidic with a pH of 6.5 to 7. Dig a hole that is a little bigger than the rootball of the Japanese maple sapling and deep enough to set the entire rootball in the ground. The root collar, the top of the area where the roots join the trunk, should be even with the surface of the surrounding ground. If you are planting the maple sapling in heavy clay soil, make the hole shallow enough to allow the rootball to sit partially above the ground. Pla
