Kawakami maple

A small to medium-sized, densely-branched tree reaching up to 12m in cultivation with smooth green to reddish-green bark marked with faint white stripes. Dull green leaves, paler on the undersides with serrated margins, are usually unlobed but may have three shallow lobes; leaves are up to 11cm long by 4.5cm wide, tapering to a point and turn shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn. Racemes of small purple to white flowers in spring are followed by reddish winged fruits in autumn that turn yellow as they mature