Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold' Green Bark Japanese Maple Butterfly Bush During the summer a flush

During the summer a flush of yellow needles

The white sand dust variegation pops over the light green to dark green leaves

'Carillon' is slow growing reaching 8-10 ft in height and width in 10 years

the shrub has small leaves that are dense making this an excellent accent plant to add a lot of interest in the winter garden

'Karasu gawa' puts on a show in the spring

Acer palmatum 'Shidava Gold' Green Bark Japanese Maple Butterfly Bush During the summer a flushAcer palmatum 'Shidava Gold' Rare Shidava Gold Green Bark Japanese Maple Zones 6 9 Discovered as a broom mutation on Aoyagi by Raraflora Nursery in Australia, Shidava Gold has all the amazing features of its parent tree, but a smaller more compact habit. Shidava Gold leafs out with bright green leaves in the spring, turning to a rich green for the summer. Fall color ranges from light yellow to deep rich yellow. During the winter the bright green stems