Acer palmatum ‘Hanami-nishiki’

This Japanese maple has some of the smallest leaves in its species. It produces light-green leaves with orange-red margins in the spring which later change to yellow-green during summer, and finally to a beautiful golden-yellow to orange hue in autumn. It grows in a compact and dense form. It prefers soils that are moist and well-drained, and it may suffer from leaf scorch due to excess sun, wind, and drought. It is cold hardy and great for bonsai. Acer palmatum is deciduous and native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia.