The Greenleaf  Japanese Maple is grown for frilly green leaves.  The leaves are very serrated and give the tree a soft appearance overall.   They turn bright orange in the fall.  The tree can grow 5 to 7 feet tall and wide but is slow-growing.  It has a spreading, cascading form.  It works well as an accent tree in sheltered areas and as an understory tree.

This tree prefers part sun, moist, well-drained soils, and shelter from too much wind.