Frillylilly is spot on. I live in zone 5b and wanted a Japanese maple with red foliage for my back yard. After doing research, i found out that even a Bloodgood would need to be protected in my zone. Especially from the winter winds. Japanese maples with green foliage seem to do better here though. But ultimately i got a "jack frost" maple. Which is a hybrid tree of Japanese and Korean maple.
