Acer palmatum 'Beni hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple Size:1 Gallon ‘Peve Multicolor’ has light green

‘Peve Multicolor’ has light green leaves and an attractive form

Fall color is then a brilliant red

this process happens over a number of weeks during which the leaves appear molted with infused colors of green and purple washed across each leaf

'Amber Ghost' requires afternoon shade in most climates  and mostly shade in hotter areas

Acer palmatum 'Beni hime' Dwarf Japanese Maple Size:1 Gallon ‘Peve Multicolor’ has light green'Beni hime' is a great, very small maple that comes out a bright red in spring. After the first big push on new grafts, which can be 4 to 6 inches long, 'Beni hime' becomes one of the slowest growing maples with annual growth rarely exceeding 1 2 inches. As the weather gets hotter in summer the older leaves turn dark green while the ever present new growth on the tips tends to stay bright red, although it seems quite ironic that a tree that stays so