After a tree for a small garden? Acer palmatum ‘Deshojo’ is a fantastic option. It is an upright, rounded, small tree with pink-red coloured leaves in the spring. These leaves turn green in the summer and then eventually a lovely shade of scarlet in the autumn.
Acer palmatum ‘Deshojo’ thrives in full sun/partial shade. Likes moist but well-drained soil.
