Magnificent, large shrub that grows to become a small tree and can grow to over 10 m high in exceptional cases. ‘Bloodgood’ originated as a seedling of ‘Atropurpureum’, but clearly differs from the latter. For example, the crown is significantly narrower and the leaves are blackish red throughout summer, turning in autumn to a beautiful deep red. The fruit is also a more intense red. ‘Bloodgood’ is propagated not only by grafting; it also strikes well from cuttings. Plants propagated from struck cuttings do grow more slowly than grafted examples. Although named by Bloodgood Nurseries in the USA, it is sometimes suggested that ‘Bloodgood’ was discovered by the Ebbing & Van Groos nursery in Boskoop (NL) and exported to the USA.
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' môže dorastať do výšky 8 - 10 (12) m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' rastie priemerne rastúci a môže dorastať do výšky 8 - 10 (12) m v závislosti od podmienok stanovišťa a klímy.
Listy stromu Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' sa na jeseň sfarbia do červená."
Správny čas na výsadbu stromu je mimo vegetačné obdobie. V strednej Európe môže byť Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' so zemným balom vysadený od polovice novembra do konca apríla, avšak závisí to veľmi od klimatických podmienok a druhu stromu.