Best Japanese Maple Tree Plants in 2026

These are ready to plant and should be put in the ground according to the included instructions upon arrival. All pictures are of fully grown plants. Sizes shipped are in the title and description. Deciduous plants do not have leaves in the winter!

CALIFORNIA ORDERS WILL BE CANCELLED - This is due to CA state regulations and is beyond our control.

Zone: 3-9 / Mature Height: 40' - 60' Spread: to 40' / Growth rate: fast / Full Sun / Soil: Widely adaptable / Moisture: Well-drained, Moist, Drought tolerant / Form: uprigh

Grow your own Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum), an airy and rugged maple from Japan!

100% guaranteed: If your seedling perishes, we are happy to provide a replacement small-sized seedling for just the cost of shipping/handling

Seed-grown on California's Redwood Coast

Deep red spring foliage

Beautiful golden, orange or red color in Autumn

Zone: 5-8 / Mature Height: 10' - 15' Spread: to 10' / Growth: moderate / Part Sun - Full Shade / Soil: Widely adaptable / Moisture: Well-drained, Moist / Form: rounded, upright

FLOATING CLOUDS JAPANESE MAPLE IS TRULY UNIQUE WITH STRONG VEINING OVERLAID BY VARIOUS COLORS!

UKIGUMO APPEARS TO E FLOATING ON CLOUDS AS THE NAME SUGGESTS!

UKIGUMO HAS EVER-CHANGING FOLIAGE, JUST LOOK AT THE IMAGES... YES THIS IS THE SAME TREE!

QUALITY SEEDS - This package contains 20 seeds of each type. Japanese Red Maple, Black Cherry, Tree of Life

#1 GROWTH PERFORMANCE: Our rating speaks for itself! We sell the best exotic and rare plants you can find! Instructional video included.

THE PERFECT DIY GIFT: For mom, dad, him or her, this is the perfect gift to give on birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, housewarming or any other occasion. Ideal for beginners, masters, and children alike. See the excitement in their eyes as they experience growing indoor bonsai trees.

FRESH SEEDS: 50 Seeds of Rainbow Eucalyptus Tree. Stunning Multicolored trunk make this a popular choice for growing as bonsai or on a porch or yard tree in the southern USA

UNIQUE PLANTS: Turn heads with this fast grower. Amazing colors.

GROWING TIPS: Sew 1/2 deep in good organic soil. Keep the seed bed moist while the plants germinate.

STUNNING PURPLES LEAVES WITH PROMINENT BLACK VEINS IN SPRING!

PURPLE GHOST MAPLE HAS EVER-CHANGING FOLIAGE, JUST LOOK AT THE IMAGES... YES THIS IS THE SAME TREE!

PURPLE GHOST IS TRULY UNIQUE WITH STRONG VEINING OVERLAID BY VARIOUS COLORS!

STUNNING ORANGE AND RED NEW SPRING GROWTH IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD!

CHANGING TO LIME-YELLOW EDGED IN ORANGE AND SLOWLY TO LIGHT GREEN FOR THE SUMMER

THIS DWARF JAPANESE MAPLE ONLY REACHES 8-10 FEET TALL!

Grow your own bonsai tree from seed!

Includes absolutely everything you need to grow a Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) from seed: seeds, growing medium, a mini-greenhouse, and detailed instructions

100% guaranteed: If your seed fails to germinate or your seedling perishes, we are happy to provide free replacement seed

SMALL DEEPLY CUT FERNY PALM-SHAPED LEAVES EMERGES EDGED IN PINK IN SPRING!

OUTSTANDING CHERRY RED IN THE FALL!

FORMS A BEAUTIFUL MUSHROOM SHAPED MOUND

CANNOT SHIP TO AZ - Due to Federal Restrictions, Tamukeyama Japanese Maple Trees are unable to be shipped to Arizona. If you live in this state and order this plant, your order will be canceled.

2-3 FEET TALL - Your Tamukeyama Japanese Maple tree will arrive 2-3 feet tall. Once established, it grows wider than it does tall maturing to a height of 6-8 ft and width of 8-12 ft.

EASY TO GROW - Cold hardy down to -10 degrees and adapts to partial shade or full sun. So, you don't have to worry about tall shade trees nearby or shade from close structures. Best of all they thrive without much fuss, so you can plant it and forget it.

Dazzling new growth is light yellow-green with a brick red edge

A beautiful dwarf reaching only 6 feet tall

A Perfect BONSAI Starter Tree

FLAMING PINK LEAVES IN EARLY SPRINGPUTTING EVERYTHING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SHAME!

SUMMER COLOR IS A MIXTURE OF CHERRY RED AND A REDDISH OLIVE GREEN OR RED-GREEN VARIEGATED

DURING SUMMER, SOME OF THE LEAVES MAY TAKE ON A BUMPY APPEARANCE THAT SOME PEOPLE GET CONCERNED ABOUT. NOT TO WORRY, IT'S JUST SHINDESHOJO

Yellow-green leaves edged in coral red in spring!

A beautiful Dwarf Reaching only 3-4 feet!

Stellar Bonsai choice!!

BEAUTIFUL BLAZING RED FOLIAGE!

EXCEPTIONALLY HARDY!

EASY TO GROW!

BRIGHT COLORS — Shades of Red, Orange, & Green During Spring, Summer, and Fall Seasons

MODERATE GROWTH RATE — See Heights of 1-2 Feet per Year

IMPROVE YOUR GARDEN & LAWN — Topiary Tree for Outdoor In Ground Growth or Patio Containers

Deliveries to CA, OR, WA, AZ, UT, ID, NV, MT, ND, SD will be shipped Bareroot. All other states will be shipped in the pot.

A graceful form with black-red bark veiled in dark red foliage that turns a brilliant scarlet in fall. Leaves bud out later in spring, better withstanding damage from late frosts than less cold hardy varieties.

Displays most intense color in full sun exposure. Ideal as a colorful specimen in smaller landscapes.

BEAUTIFUL DELICATE FINELY CUT FOLIAGE!

EXCEPTIONALLY HARDY!

HOLDS IT'S DEEP RED COLOR MUCH LONGER THAN BLOODGOOD!

DELICIOUS FRUITS: Plum is a very tasty and edible fruit. Add this tree to your garden or yard for fruit each season. Or grow as Bonsai

EASY TO GROW: Planting instructions and a video link are included. Cold stratification is benefical to optimal germination.

CZ GRAIN GUARANTEE: Buy with confidence from CZ Grain. You get authentic Japanese Maple Tree seeds shipped from Iowa. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Versatile Grow Zones: Also known as the Coral Bark Japanese Maple this tree Thrives in grow zones 5-8, adapting to various climates and making it suitable for a wide range of gardeners.

Majestic Mature Size: Reaches a mature height of 15-25 feet with a spreading canopy width of 20-25 feet, providing a striking presence in your landscape.

Striking Coral Bark: Standout feature with vibrant coral-red bark during the winter months, creating a visually captivating display even in the dormant season.

This is a fascinating cultivar! It is the only strong upright growing lace leaf. Bright green leaves emerge in spring with red overtones turning to a pleasant light green in summer

Its lacy leaves emerge green with red highlights, then become light green by summer. On exposed leaves, red margins appear

Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society

STUNNING RED LEAF: Red maple are a sight to see. Red leaves are beautiful.

EASY TO GROW: Planting instructions and a video link are included. Cold stratification is benefical to optimal germination.

CZ GRAIN GUARANTEE: Buy with confidence from CZ Grain. You get authentic Japanese Maple Tree seeds shipped from Iowa. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

10 bonsai tree seeds: these seeds are carefully selected to grow into Japanese Red Maple, Wisteria, Sakura, Black Pine, Acacia, Blue Spruce, Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia, Flame tree, Judas tree

Planting instructions: Wake up the seeds before sowing. Bonsai seeds have a hard shell on the outside, which means they should be soaked in warm water for a longer period of time or hidden in sand to aid and speed germination.

Makes an excellent bonsai tree as the roots are very shallow and it is easily dwarfed.

For sale is one Red Maple Tree that is 12-16" Tall shipped in a Quart Pot

Planting instructions included

NO shipping to IDAHO, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, or ARIZONA

Graceful form with blackish red bark veiled in dark red foliage that turns a brilliant scarlet in fall. Far superior than Bloodgood

Holds it's deep red color much longer than bloodgood and grows faster and better yet the leaves are thinner and cast more of a glow in sunshine

Leaves bud out later in spring, better withstanding damage from late frosts than less cold hardy varieties

BONSAI IS AN ART that has been practised in Asia for many centuries and therefore makes a THOUGHTFUL GIFT beautifully presented in the illustrated gift box with everything you need to start growing, go on treat yourself or a LOVED ONE today!

GROW INDOORS OR OUT – Bonsai are every day trees and go through their normal seasonal phases, they ultimately require outdoor living conditions to thrive in the long term as they require good light, humidity levels and air circulation.

Common Name: Red Japanese Maple Pre-treatment: Required Zone Cold: 5 Zone Warm: 8 Growth Rate: Medium Plant Type: Small Tree Vegetation Type: Deciduous Plant Use: Ornamental Leaf Color: Red

A SUPERIOR CULTIVAR FROM NEW ZEALAND!

RED DRAGON HOLDS ITS TREMENDOUS PURPLE-RED COLOR IN SUN OR SHADE BETTER THAN ANY OTHER DISSECTUM!

YOUNG LEAVES ON RED DRAGON ARE BRIGHT SCARLET IN SPRING BECOMING DARK BURGUNDY AS THEY DEVELOP!

Delicate creamy pink and white leaves in leaves in spring

This Japanese maple is truly unique with strong veining overlaid by various colors

Peaches and cream has ever-changing foliage, just look at the images... yes this is the same tree

This wonderful dwarf Japanese Maple has small bunched up leaves. Spring flush will emerge pink-red changing to dark red for the summer. Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993.

Interesting two toned leaves which start as bright red changing to dark maroon-red

Stays nice and compact only grows 3-4 feet tall.

Beautiful Fall color!

Beautiful large palmate Leaves on this Dwarf!

Almost round 9-to-11 deeply-lobed 3-4" leaves clothe this large 10-15' shrub