Coral Bark Japanese Maple Care

Caring for coral bark Japanese maple trees is the same as caring for any Japanese maples. After planting, be sure to water it deeply every day for the first week. During the second week, water deeply every other day.

Coral bark maple benefits from annual pruning to remove dead branches and encourage the growth of young branches that best display coral-colored bark. Late fall to early winter is the best time to prune Japanese maples because they bleed sap in spring.

In spring, you can feed your coral bark maple with a well-balanced tree and shrub fertilizer, such as a 10-10-10.

Partial Shade

When planting coral bark Japanese maples, select a site with moist, well-draining soil, light shade to guard against the intense afternoon sun, and protection from high winds that can dry the plant out too quickly. When planting any tree, dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball, but no deeper.

Coral bark Japanese maple (Acer palmatum “Sango-kaku”) grows as a small tree reaching about 10 feet tall in a container.

This beautiful small tree has brilliant red-coral bark on its young branches with color that intensifies in the winter. Deeply cut, pale green leaves display attractive red margins and turn a vibrant, golden yellow in fall. Thrives in bright dappled shade in warmer regions, or in full sun in cooler regions.

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