Appears to have a rather dwarf habit. Fall color is yellow, red-orange and purple. Native to China. Cold hardy to Zone 4. In the winter the tree's coppery-reddish bark peels away in thin sheets.
Leaves provide a brilliant display of red fall color.
Acer Japonicum These cultivars grow best in filtered afternoon sun in almost all states. Large green leaves with deeply cut lobes create a lush, fern-like feeling all summer, and then turn rich shades of red in the fall. Larger trees also available. Open, pendulous form. Upright, stocky tree.