Acer palmatum ‘Wildfire’ – Rare Coral Bark Japanese Maple with Four-Season Color

Add breathtaking four-season beauty to your landscape with this live Acer palmatum ‘Wildfire’, a rare coral bark Japanese maple prized for its vivid winter bark and elegant seasonal foliage color. This ornamental maple features delicate chartreuse-green leaves throughout spring and summer before transforming into brilliant shades of golden yellow and fiery orange in autumn. In winter, ‘Wildfire’ displays warm golden-yellow and orange tones on lower branches and vivid fiery red on upper branches, creating a dramatic flame-like effect even after leaf drop.

This graceful and refined Japanese maple develops into an elegant small tree reaching approximately 15 feet tall in 20 years, ideal for focal plantings, Japanese-inspired gardens, patios, and landscapes designed for year-round interest. You will receive a healthy live tree originally grown in a #1 container, with secure packaging for safe arrival.

Growing Information

• Common Name: Wildfire Japanese Maple
• Botanical Name: Acer palmatum ‘Wildfire’
• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental tree
• Growth Stage: Young established tree
• Sun Requirements: Partial sun to filtered sunlight
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain consistent moisture
• Mature Height: Approximately 15 feet in 20 years
• Growth Habit: Upright graceful branching tree
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 6–9
• Spring & Summer Foliage: Chartreuse-green leaves
• Fall Color: Golden yellow to rich orange
• Winter Bark Color: Yellow-orange lower bark with fiery red upper branches
• Special Features: Outstanding winter interest and rare bark coloration
• Container Friendly: Yes, suitable for patios or decorative containers while young

Landscape Uses

• Four-season ornamental gardens
• Japanese-inspired landscapes
• Winter interest plantings
• Patio specimen tree
• Collector maple gardens

Care Tip

Morning sun with afternoon shade helps preserve vibrant foliage and bark color in warmer climates. Mulch around the base to maintain cool, evenly moist roots.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.