A limiting factor for Japanese Maples in the Southeast is heat tolerance. Home and Garden Landscapes has found that Bloodgood and Coral Bark Japanese Maples handle Southeastern part of the country quite well.
Lace Leaf Maples with some shade perform quite well, too but generally look pretty haggard towards the end of the season with heat and attacks from Japanese Beetles. We offer larger sizes of Japanese Maples trees which will provide instant impact to your garden