Not only is the Bloodgood Japanese Maple tree strikingly colored in glowing red twigs, leaves and seeds during the growing season, but in the Fall, the leaves change color from a red burgundy color to a startling scarlet red.

A: ‘Bloodgood’ maple is quite variable in its behavior as it responds to summer heat and available sunshine. In a spot that gets morning sun and afternoon shade in mid-summer, ‘Bloodgood’ will usually stay reddish but may go green-bronze. In more sunshine and heat, it turns green by September.

Inadequate Light. Some Japanese maple cultivars that normally feature red leaves can lighten and turn green if they do not receive adequate sunlight. This species prefers full sun to partial shade but certain cultivars are more tolerant of shade than others.

The Bloodgood will change from a red to a bronze-yellow-green color combination during the Summer. The strong sun and high temps have something to do with changing the sugars in the plant affecting the color.

Perfect for adding year-round color! Weather is the primary factor for why your maple tree leaves are not turning red in fall. In autumn, the leaves of sourwood, sumacs, dogwoods, and some maples often turn red or purple like the Brandywine Maple. Autumn leaves of many of the oak species are mostly reddish-brown.

Red Dragon is the answer when you have a sunny location and need a tree that will not scorch. This variety is the most sun-tolerant form available and will stay fresh and happy in sunshine all day long. The leaves emerge cherry-pink in spring, turn red for the summer and become crimson in fall – a glory all year round.