Hi Everyone!! There is a business park next to my house with BEAUTIFUL maple trees and I'm not quite sure what they are. I'm thinking Bloodgood but I'm not familiar with all the different maple varieties so I have no idea really. Are you able to ID this tree from this pick (I know it's not the best pic)? Thanks!!
There are many kinds of purple-leaved Japanese maples on the market. Some are just purple-leaved seedlings rather than grafted clones of named cultivars.
The leaves look too deeply divided to be the true form of Bloodgood, as mentioned above there are many similar cultivars of Acer Palmatum on the market.
Look at photos and descriptions in Japanese maple books such as Vertrees/Gregory, Japanese Maples (Timber Press) and maple books like van Gelderen/van Gelderen, Maples for Gardens (Timber Press).
It might be difficult to find the exact cultivar (if it is even an exact cultivar). If your goal is to reproduce the look of that tree though, I think you would be pretty safe with bloodgod or fireglow
Yes: It is not necessary to identify this specimen in order to find a kind that you would like as well. Some independent nurseries up here have dozens of kinds in stock during the peak spring season. In Beaverton you are in the heart of the territory of wholesale growers producing many thousands of Japanese maple cultivars every year. Local retailers will also have a large assortment of kinds to choose from.
