Acer shirasawanum 'Kawaii', Kawaii Full Moon Maple Size:0.67 qt The interior of the fruit

The interior of the fruit is delicately sweet and custard-like with embedded black seeds

spiny leaves form a prickly gnome-of-a-plant

An eye-catching

and prolific graceful blooms with deep purple corolla and deep-red sepals in summer

Emerald congested fronds on a little fern deepen to darker green toward the center

Acer shirasawanum 'Kawaii', Kawaii Full Moon Maple Size:0.67 qt The interior of the fruitLacey leaves, finely and deeply dissected, emerge pink in spring then become orange red with bright green petioles in summer and, finally, bright red and orange in fall. This 2' mounding, deciduous, dwarf tree is very slow growing so would work well in a pot or perhaps on a small mound. Kawaii means "cute", translated from Japanese aptly named. Mature size: 1 ft T x 2 ft W in 10 years, 2 ft T at maturity Minimum temperature: 20 F