Light Up Your Yard With a Japanese Maple

6. More Popular Japanese Maple Types

Fireglow: This showy Japanese maple variety boasts bright red foliage throughout spring, summer, and fall. Best for zones 5-8, it can grow up to ten feet tall and wide. Autumn Moon: Another heat-tolerant variety, this tree begins with pinkish-orange leaves in the spring that transition to a deep scarlet by fall. Reaches up to 8 feet tall when grown in the ground or 6.5 feet tall in a container. Sumi Nagashi: This airy tree is also called "Lion's mane" and can reach up to 15 feet tall. Its leaves start red in spring, turn darker during the summer, then transition to a bold crimson for autumn.