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Glowing Embers Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum ‘Glowing Embers’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b  Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity:Â 15′ in 10 years; 30′ in 20 years
Width at Maturity:Â 15-20′
Growth Habit / Form:Â Upright, Broad
Growth Rate:Â ModerateÂ
Foliage Color in Spring: Â Green
Foliage Color in Summer: Â Green
Foliage Color in Fall: Â Glowing red, orange, golden and purple shades
Light Needs:Â Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs:Â Â Average, very drought tolerant when established
Soil Type:Â Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty (Condition heavy clay soils when planting)
Drainage:Â Well drained soil is a must!
Soil pH:Â 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal
Maintenance: Â Low
Resistances:Â Deer, Drought, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant
Description
One of, if not the most heat tolerant of all Japanese Maples, meet Glowing Embers, a stunning eye-catcher and Georgia Gold Medal Winner developed by Dr. Michael Dirr at the University of Georgia. It was chosen for its tolerance to heat, humidity, drought and full sun tolerance and its ability to adapt to a wide range of soil conditions. The finely-toothed leaves of Glowing Embers emerge green in spring on red branches and holds well through summer with little to no leaf scorch. Fall foliage is a kaleidoscope of glowing red, orange, yellow and purple shades. Growing up to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide in 20 years, its dense canopy will provide shade around patios, decks and other outdoor living spaces. An excellent selection that deserves a spot in every southern landscape!
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Glowing Embers Japanese Maple is best used in landscape design as a focal point specimen to draw attention to a specific area of the home or landscape. That said, in larger landscape spaces they can be grouped or useful when positioned on both sides of an entryway to accentuate the entrance.
Suggested Spacing:Â At least 25 feet for space between trees
Note:  One Japanese Maple can make a landscape…that is, if you don’t overcrowd it with other trees and plants. Therefore, when choosing companions to plant under or around your Japanese Maple, make sure to select low-growing shrubs or groundcover plants that won’t interfere at all with your tree.Â
Note:Â For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Japanese Maple variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Though delicate looking, Japanese Maples are actually very tough and long-lived trees. They are very easy to grow. Container culture can extend their useful range. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai.
In their natural habitat, Japanese Maples are understory trees, growing in dappled forest sunlight at the edges of woodlands. Ideally they prefer to be grown in similar conditions. That said, Glowing Embers is one with exceptionally high tolerance to full sun.
Most any average garden soil will grow Japanese Maples. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil rich in organic matter. As with so 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 to find 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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A great specimen that arrived in perfect condition. The packaging was absolutely perfect. All the way crossed the country to Washington state without a broken branch. I Highly Recommend this Nursery. Thank You Wilson Bros. mjp————————————————–You’re very welcome! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Beautiful, sturdy young tree. Properly packed. Off to a good start in my garden.————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
I ordered 3 trees. I had been looking for this variety for quite a while at all the local nurseries. I had never ordered plants online. I read all about this company and took a chance. I couldn’t be more pleased. The trees came in secure and completely unharmed. I was able to track the shipping easily. I had this amazing variety at our last house and am so happy to have them growing at our new house. I will definitely shop with Willson Brothers again.——————————–Thanks for the kind words!! We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Our tree came very well packaged, no damage during shipping. We had our spot already, and gave it an overnight watering. Planted the next day, and waiting for spring to bring forth it’s leaves.————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
We have been looking for a couple of years to find this one. Very pleased we did and the prompt shipping was great. Trees arrived very well packaged and in good shape. Thank you!!!!!———————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Awesome beautiful tree came in excellent condition can’t wait to see it bloom in the spring.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
What started off a perfect order was perfect customer service. The rep went above and beyond to assure satisfaction. The tree arrived well packaged. Its beautiful. It was true to size. Yes I recommend this company to start or add to your JM collection.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
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