slender-leaved Shirasawa maple

Small, deciduous, shrubby tree, rare in cultivation, about 6-8m in height, with bloomy shoots and narrow, delicate, bright green leaves, 5-8cm across with up to 11 lobes, margined with silky hairs, then leaves turn golden-yellow in autumn. Inconspicuous pinkish-cream flowers in spreading or upright clusters, produced in spring may be followed by winged, red fruits