Winter Flame japanese garden landscape Leaves turn glossy and dark

Leaves turn glossy and dark green with purple-red margins by summer

Fall colors can be stunning golds and oranges turning eventually to crimson

Leaves emerge in spring with various amounts of pink which may or may not remain with the variegation in the summer

It will form a small to medium-sized tree to about 15′

Considered a mid sized maple

Winter Flame japanese garden landscape Leaves turn glossy and darkWinter Flame is an Acer palmatum cultivar that is a smaller, more compact version of the Coral Bark Maple (Sango kaku) . The palmate green leaves on Winter Flame take on a yellow, orange and then a fiery red with the bark a bright coral red in winter. Winter Flame seems to be a bit hardier than the Coral bark (less twig die back). 8 feet in ten years. Can handle sun but in hot areas provide afternoon shade. Cold hardy to 15F. Please see Beni kawa