Add breathtaking color and refined elegance to your landscape with this live Japanese Maple ‘Red Dawn’, a spectacular full moon hybrid maple prized for its unique foliage and outstanding four-season beauty. In spring, rounded leaves emerge in stunning shades of red to soft lavender, creating a glowing pastel display unlike traditional Japanese maples. As the season progresses, the foliage develops subtle emerald-green overlays, producing beautiful layered tones and added garden depth. In autumn, ‘Red Dawn’ transforms again with brilliant crimson-red foliage that lights up the landscape.

This exceptional hybrid also features distinctive upward-pointing samaras inherited from its Acer shirasawanum parentage, giving it added collector appeal. Compact yet elegant, ‘Red Dawn’ develops a rounded canopy reaching approximately 10–12 feet tall and wide in about 15 years, making it ideal for patios, focal plantings, small gardens, and ornamental landscapes.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Acer ‘Red Dawn’ Japanese Maple
✔️ Originally grown in #1 container
✔️ Approximate height: 18–24 inches
✔️ Healthy, rooted ornamental maple tree
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Red Dawn Japanese Maple
• Botanical Name: Acer ‘Red Dawn’
• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental tree
• Growth Stage: Young established tree
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, rich, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain even moisture
• Mature Height: Approximately 10–12 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 10–12 feet
• Growth Habit: Rounded canopy
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Spring Color: Red to soft lavender foliage
• Summer Color: Green overlay with red undertones
• Fall Color: Brilliant crimson red
• Special Feature: Upward-facing samaras from Acer shirasawanum heritage
• Container Friendly: Yes, while young and suitable for patios or decorative planters

Care Tip: Morning sun with afternoon shade is ideal in warmer climates to help maintain vibrant foliage color and reduce leaf scorch during summer heat.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.