Spring color is a dark green overlaid with red, summer brings a light bright green which is transformed by autumn chill to a brilliant combination of yellow, gold and crimson. A beautiful miniature tree. Branching and re-branching, it will form a dense round bush if unpruned. Wonderful spring color of salmon-red overlays the light green leaves, and fall brings gold and yellow. It is an excellent choice for the rock garden.
Leaves are palmate, green all summer and yellow, gold and orange in the autumn.
The leaves thickly covering the wood are tiny and star like, having up-rolled edges like those of Okushimo, but hanging loosely down from the petiole. Good green summer color turns bright yellow in the fall. Horizontal branching gives a lovely form. Purple edged leaves shade to green on this slow growing dwarf. Very tree like in appearance, it makes a great little patio tree, and adapts well to bonsai training.