Japanese Maple 'Fireglow'

I have a fireglow tree that when first purchased was red, but since planting it it has remained green. Thus is our second season and it's...Read More still green. We have heavy clay soil, is there something that can be done soil wise to remedy the color??

I purchased Fireglow as a small tree from Mountain Maples probably 10 to 12 years ago and planted it in the front of my house so the afte...Read Morernoon sun would shine through it. It is now
about 12 feet tall and very graceful. I am on the Gulf Coast and Fireglow holds up beautifully in our hot humid climate. I would highly recommend it to anyone in this area.

We have two Fireglow Japanese Maples in our Austin, TX woodland that are highly varied trees from different growers. One, planted as a me...Read Moremorial to our late daughter-in-law Joy, resembles Bloodgood and is a fully upright tree with burgundy foliage. The other is pruned in an open vase structure with multi-colored leaves. They both show change through the growing season though the open structured tree is far more colorful. In Autumn it becomes a kaleidoscope of shapes and a wild riot of color. The Joy tree tends to turn a fairly uniform color. Both are beautiful trees.

Fireglow is a most beautiful tree deserving of its name. The leaves emerge in spring with a stained-glass appearance (especially when vie...Read Morewed from beneath), and hold their red color well through the summer, but do not darken as much as Bloodgood. The tree tolerates full sun in zone 7 without scorching. Mine was "gracefully shrubby" until it reached 7-8', after which the canopy spread out. I planted mine 10 years ago at 5-6' tall. Today, it is 9' tall and 8' wide.