Okagami (Acer palmatum 'Okagami' )

Dark purple in the summer, Okagami turns scarlet in the fall. It is an upright growing tree to about 15′.

Ojishi (Acer palmatum 'Ojishi')

Ojishi is a dwarf Shishigashira.

Ogan sarasa (Acer palmatum 'Ogan sarasa' )

An unusual leaf color not captured by this photo, it is purple in the early spring and turns brick colored in the summer, quite nice, actually. The tree can get 30′. This one is probably 20 and isn’t getting much bigger. Fall color is orange red. zone 6

Nuresagi (Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi' )

This graceful dark purple upright may reach 15′. Zone 5.

Novum (Acer palmatum 'Novum' )

Novum is a vigorous upright red; in the summer it gets lighter and redder rather than bronze which is a good thing. In the fall it is scarlet. If you want a red leafed palmatum, you can hardly do better than this one. zone 5.

Murasaki kiohime (Acer palmatum 'Murasaki kiohime' )

This shrubbly little dwarf has small green 5-lobed leaves that are distinctly purple rimmed when they first come out. Zone 5.

Moonfire (Acer palmatum 'Moonfire' )

Another in the family up upright reds, Moonfire is distinguished by its diminutive delicate look and almost black leaves. It never bronzes in the sun and in the fall is an excellent crimson. zone 6. This photo is from Michael Healy.

Mirte (Acer palmatum 'Mirte')

Mirte is one of my favorite small trees and it’s hard to explain. The spring color is described as brown. Well, I hate brown leaves. I prefer to say that they are subtly nuanced.

Mikazuki (Acer palmatum 'Mikazuki')

No plants generates more comment in the spring than this little pink reticulate. The picture hardly catches the magic.

Mikawa yatsubusa (Acer palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa' )

This layered dwarf (if 8′ x 8′ can be considered a dwarf) is one of my all time favorites; the summer green is bright and healthy and the fall color is orange and scarlet and long lived.