Acer palmatum Garyu

‘Garyu’ has light green leaves with a reddish overtone.  They do not lie flat, but twist sideways, or curl up or down, or are sickle-shaped.  It can’t really make up its mind.  It may grow semiprostrate, or upright.  Its name means “sleeping dragon.”  ‘Garyu’ may reach 3 feet in ten years.