• Bloodgood Japanese Maple memorial tree planting with finely cut, deep burgundy leaves that blaze into crimson in fall, along a quiet paved road with trimmed hedges surrounding.
  • Treebute Kits are designed to hold all or a portion of your pet’s cremation ashes - Close-up photo of the Bloodgood Japanese Maple features beautiful crimson red leaves dripping with dew drops.
  • Deep red Bloodgood Japanese Maple tribute tree planted in a lush garden to honor and keep a loved ones memory close.
  • Treebute Kit memorial tree with Bloodgood Japanese maple - symbolic tree of peace, remembrance, and legacy - planted in a sprawling residential yard.
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Bloodgood Japanese Maple

Bloodgood Japanese Maple

The Bloodgood Japanese Maple is revered for its dramatic, wine-red foliage that holds its color from spring through summer, then blazes brilliant crimson in fall.

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Bloodgood Japanese Maple Treebute

A Living Tribute of Beauty and Grace

The Bloodgood Japanese Maple is a striking ornamental tree known for its deep burgundy leaves and graceful branching structure. With rich color that holds through the growing season and shifts beautifully with the light, it offers a calm, grounding presence in gardens and outdoor spaces.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.


Why You'll Love the Bloodgood Japanese Maple

  • Year-Round Beauty: Unlike some red maples that fade to green in summer, the Bloodgood holds its deep burgundy-purple color from spring through fall. Then, when autumn arrives, it transforms to brilliant crimson-red - a final, glorious display before the leaves gently fall.
  • Symbol of Serenity and Balance: In Japanese tradition, the maple represents serenity, balance, and graceful transformation. It has been featured in Zen gardens and tea ceremonies for centuries, valued not just for beauty but for what it teaches: that change is natural, and there is peace in accepting the seasons of life.
  • Surprisingly Low Maintenance: Once established, the Bloodgood is remarkably easy to care for. It's disease-resistant, pest-resistant, and requires minimal pruning. This is an heirloom tree that will grow more beautiful each year with very little effort on your part.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, Bloodgood Japanese Maple is hardy, forgiving, and rewarding with simple care.

  • Light: Partial shade to full sun. The richest foliage color develops in partial shade (about 4 hours of sun), though the Bloodgood tolerates full sun better than most Japanese Maples.
  • Water: Keep soil consistently moist, especially during the first year. Water when the top inch or two feels dry. Mulching helps retain moisture and keep roots cool.
  • Soil: Prefers moist, well-draining, slightly acidic soil. Your Treebute soil blend provides an excellent foundation.
  • Pruning: Light pruning in late winter or early spring helps maintain its elegant shape.
  • Space: Allow 15-20 feet for your tree to reach its full, graceful form at maturity. Can also thrive in a large container.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Botanical Name:
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Growth Rate Value:
Moderate
Mature Height Value:
15 ft.
Mature Width Value:
12-15 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full-Part Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
5-8 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

Do I need ashes to plant a Japanese Maple memorial tree?

No. Treebute Kits work beautifully as living memorials without cremation ashes. The cremation-safe soil is an optional add-on for those who want to incorporate ashes. Your Bloodgood Japanese Maple is meaningful either way - the stunning seasonal color honors your loved one regardless.

What's included in the Bloodgood Japanese Maple Treebute Kit?

Each kit includes a healthy Bloodgood Japanese Maple tree; a step-by-step planting & watering care guide; and a personalized memorial message. One thoughtfully packaged kit - everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Can I plant a Japanese Maple with cremation ashes?

Yes. Treebute Kits offer the option to add Treebute® organic soil blend specially formulated to safely mix with cremation ashes and offset the naturally high pH and sodium level, creating a nurturing foundation for tree growth. Your Japanese Maple becomes a living tribute that transforms beautifully with each passing season.

What color is the Bloodgood Japanese Maple?

The Bloodgood is prized for its deep burgundy to wine-red foliage that holds its color from spring through summer - unlike many red maples that fade to green. In fall, the leaves transform to brilliant crimson-red before dropping. The silvery bark provides winter interest.

How big does a Bloodgood Japanese Maple get?

A mature Bloodgood Japanese Maple typically reaches 15-20 feet tall with a similar spread. It grows at a moderate rate of 1-2 feet per year when young. Its graceful, rounded form makes it perfect as a focal point in smaller landscapes or near patios.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.