Wou nishiki crescent moon maple Koto no ito has leaves

Koto no ito has leaves that are a bit more slender than other linearilobum cultivars

Also known as the ‘Hornbeam Maple’ this maples has leaves like no other Acer

Hana fubuki is a dwarf variegated Japanese maple

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Wou nishiki crescent moon maple Koto no ito has leavesWou nishiki has deeply divided heavily serrated leaves which emerge yellow green in the spring. The leaf margins are tinted with bright rose to give the leaves a rusty orange color. Sometimes in spring the entire leaf is apricot color! In the summer the leaves turn to a light green bronzing in the full hot sun. This beautiful upright tree will reach about 12 ft. Sun. part shade