| Botanical name | Acer-du-Japon palmatum 'Atropurpureum' | 
| Common name | Bloodleaf Maple | 
| Category | cespuglio spogliante | 
| Bearing | a small, dense tree with excellent year-round colour | 
| Leaves | magnificent bronze-purple foliage; Five-lobed, rich crimson-red new leaves in spring, turning to bronze-green in summer, and then finally to rich crimson-red in autumn. | 
| Flowers | iny purple flowers appear in spring time on mature specimens, often followed by winged, purple fruits. | 
| Soil | adaptable to a range of soil types once established, but prefers a moist, well drained soil | 
| Max Height | 3.5 metres. | 
| Max Width | 3 metres | 
 			
 							
 
 
