Acer shirasawanum Kawaii

‘Kawaii’ is a dwarf mounding maple with leaves that emerge orange and red in spring.  Summer color is green before changing to deep red and deep orange for fall.  Talon Buchholz’s wife, Haruko, eyed this plant and uttered “Kawaii”, which means cute.  This plant certainly lives up to its name, only growing to a 2 foot mound.