Acer palmatum Summer Gold Hondoshi Unlike many other yellow-leaved maples

Unlike many other yellow-leaved maples

the leaves have bright veins accentuated by the soft pink and creamy green colors of the leaves

The flowers are small and red

Shigitatsu Sawa has creamy white leaves in spring with green veins

with light green new flushes

Acer palmatum Summer Gold Hondoshi Unlike many other yellow-leaved maplesUnlike many other yellow leaved maples, Summer Gold thrives particularly well in sunny locations. Its emerging leaves exhibit an appealing orange yellow hue, which matures into a soft light yellow shade over several weeks. As spring transitions into early summer, the foliage transforms into a striking yellow gold color. During late summer, subtle traces of green may appear on the leaves, only to evolve once more into a vivid, radiant golden yellow as