Purple Ghost Japanese Maple

Purple Ghost Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Purple Ghost')
Height: 20 feet Spread: 20 feet Sunlight: Partial shade Hardiness Zone: 5b
 
Description: Aptly named, the Purple Ghost Japanese Maple features stunning burgundy leaves with contrasting darker veins during summer. In fall, the foliage transforms into fiery shades of red and crimson. This good-sized tree is ideal for providing shade in the home landscape, with its outstanding foliage making it a true focal point.
 
Ornamental Features:
Form: Globe-shaped form.
Foliage: Attractive burgundy foliage with deep purple veins and tinges of silver, emerging rose in spring. The small lobed palmate leaves are highly ornamental and turn outstanding shades of scarlet and crimson in the fall.
 
Landscape Attributes:
Deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form.
Fine texture that sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
Low-maintenance tree; should be pruned in summer after leaves have fully developed to avoid 'bleeding' sap.
No significant negative characteristics.
 
Recommended Uses:
Accent
Shade
Mass Planting
 
Planting & Growing:
Grows to about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet.
Low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, suitable for planting under power lines.
Grows at a slow rate and can live for 60 years or more under ideal conditions.
Prefers a location that gets morning sunlight but is shaded from the hot afternoon sun. It will also grow in partial shade.
Avoid hot, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or reflected sunlight from surfaces like white walls.
Thrives in average to moist conditions and should not be allowed to dry out. May require supplemental watering during drought or extended heat.
Not particular about soil pH but grows best in rich soils.
Somewhat tolerant of urban pollution and benefits from being planted in a sheltered location.
Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates.
This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.