Lions Mane Japanese Maple- Acer palmatum Shishigashira 1 - Year Live Plant UNLIKE ANY OTHER JAPANESE MAPLE, THIS SLOW SMALL GROWER HAS CURLED, KINKY LEAVES EMERGING IN THICK PATCHES THE LENGTH OF THE STEMS GROWTH IS VERY STUBBY AND COMPRESSED, GIVING A BONSAI LOOK, IDEAL FOR CONTAINERS ; SMALL LANDSCAPES. TIGHTLY CURLED LEAVES GROWING ON SHORT SHOOTS GIVE THIS TREE A VERY UNIQUE "CLUSTERED" LOOK. CONSIDERED BY MOST TO BE A DWARF IN FALL THE FOLIAGE TURNS DEEP YELLOW-ORANGE 1 - YEAR LIVE PLANT WILL REACH 12 FEET AT MATURITY - SHIPPED IN CONTAINER WITH ORIGINAL SOIL, THESE WILL BE DORMANT FROM NOV-MAY. HARDY ZONE 5-8