Acer rubescens green japanese maple Rhode Island Red has a

Rhode Island Red has a bright red

(in very hot areas give partial shade in afternoon)

light green in summer

Little Gem has small orbicular leaves about 1″ in size which emerge light green in spring and turn to a darker shade by summer

Leaves are typical of the species but slightly smaller

Acer rubescens green japanese maple Rhode Island Red has aAcer rubescens is a wonderful snake bark maple. Leaves emerge in the spring shiny and glossy. As the the trees mature they tend to have gorgeous spring flower displays. Snake bark maples have striations in their bark that add a very nice contrast to the background green bark. This beautiful maple is very rare and is native to the mountain forests of Taiwan. Hardy and grows to 40 50 feet when fully mature