Pixie Dwarf Red Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum ‘Pixie’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9a Find Your Zone
Height at Maturity: 8-10′
Width at Maturity: 6-8′
Growth Habit / Form: Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage Color in Spring: Burgundy Red
Foliage Color in Summer: Burgundy to Maroon
Foliage Color in Fall: Bright Scarlet-Red
Light Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average, moderately drought tolerant when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty (Condition heavy clay soils when planting)
Drainage: Well drained soil is a must!
Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 is ideal
Maintenance: Low
Resistances: Deer – more info, Heat Tolerant, Insect Resistant, Sun Tolerant
Description
Very similar to the ever-popular larger growing Bloodgood Japanese Maple, Pixie Dwarf is a cute miniature version growing only 8 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide, making it a perfect selection for smaller garden spaces and pots, planters and other containers. As with Bloodgood, the leaves of Pixie Dwarf are a bright red in spring that turns to a burgundy-maroon in summer and closing out the season a stunning bright scarlet in fall. But the foliage isn’t the only attraction, Pixie’s bark is an eye-catching black to red. Pixie will tolerate full sun however will appreciate some filtered sun or shade in the hottest part of the afternoon in the South.
Landscape & Garden Uses
To showcase its magnificence and beauty, Pixie 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 it can be useful in groupings or to frame both sides of an entryway.
Suggested Spacing: At least 12 feet for space between trees
Container culture can extend the useful range of Japanese Maples, and Pixie’s smaller stature is perfect for pots, planters and other containers. They are extremely easy to grow in containers, a practice taken to its most extreme form in the art of bonsai. Click on the link below under Helpful Articles for Japanese Maple container planting instructions.
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.
Note: 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. Pixie Japanese Maple will tolerate full sun in the northern region where it’s listed to grow however will appreciate some shade or filtered sun in the South. That said, you can find a complete listing of our sun-tolerant Japanese Maple varieties here, of which.
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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My tree arrived in a couple of days in perfect condition. Larger than expected with leaves open and lots of new buds. Beautiful specimen, very pleased! Highly recommend!——————————————–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
The Pixie Maple came in good condition. The packaging was very very good and kept the tree safe on it’s journey. It was a larger size than anticipated and I am very pleased with it! The web directions on transferring it into a container were excellent. Thank you. I hope to purchase another one next year to match this one. I will return to this seller. CJW————————————————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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