Acer sieboldianum aka kawa hime This variety

This variety

Needs protection from hot afternoon sun

If planted in full sun

Californicum is very floriferous with showy flowers forming in long drooping racemes

this maple is considered to be perhaps the rarest maple in the wild and deserves a place in the garden

Acer sieboldianum aka kawa hime This varietyAcer sieboldianum is a beautiful maple with bright palmatum like greens native to the mountains of Japan. It forms a small tree to 25 in the wild, but a smaller sized tree is expected in cultivation. It makes a very hardy, trouble free maple for mixed landscapes. Fall color is outstanding with brilliant oranges and reds. Sun part shade.