It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. Purple-Leaf Japanese Maple will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. Purple-Leaf Japanese Maple is recommended for the following landscape applications

It has no significant negative characteristics. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage. Purple-Leaf Japanese Maple is an open deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. The rough gray bark and red branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape. The lobed palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding red in the fall. It has attractive deep purple-tipped dark green foliage which emerges deep purple in spring. It features subtle corymbs of red flowers rising above the foliage in mid spring before the leaves. Purple-Leaf Japanese Maple is primarily valued in the landscape for its ornamental globe-shaped form. One of the most stunning landscape accent trees available, featuring an incredibly artistic habit of growth and distinctively palm-shaped leaves that emerge rich purple and darken to a deep green-bronze over summer the perfect feature tree

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