THE SOFT YELLOW-GREEN NEW LEAVES ARE LIGHTLY TIPPED WITH PERSIMMON-RED A MOST UNUSUAL SLOW GROWING, SMALL TREE WITH FOLIAGE THAT DELICATELY DROOPS FROM THE LEAF STEM AS THE LEAVES MATURE THE GREEN DEEPENS, FINALLY TURNING CRIMSON RED IN THE FALL FORMS A GRACEFUL SMALL roundedTREE OR SMALL SHRUB, USUALLY AS WIDE AS IT IS TALL AT MATURITY. 2 - YEAR PLANT WILL REACH 10 FEET AT MATURITY - SHIPPED IN CONTAINER WITH ORIGINAL SOIL, THESE WILL BE DORMANT FROM NOV-MAY. HARDY ZONE 5-9 Acer palmatum 'Tsuma gaki' (Suma Gaki Japanese Maple) * Full sun to Part shade * Zones 5-8 * 8' tall * 4'-5' wide A dwarf Japanese Maple! Bright maroon-red leaf tips! The new growth on 'Tsuma gaki' is beautiful in Spring. It flushes out yellow-green with garnet colored leaf tips. The fall color is a bright orange red. This is a slow grower but not considered a Dwarf. 'Tsuma gaki' is perfect for the small garden. Requires partial shade with well drained soil. Companion Plants: Goes well with 'Viridis' and 'Beni Schichihenge' Japanese Maples as well as Variegated Hakone Grass and Black Mondo Grass. Check out our store for these great plants!