Acer palmatum Shojo Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon Jerre Schwartz is a variety

Jerre Schwartz is a variety with a witches' broom mutation

The bark is prominent even when the plant is used for bonsai

This name is a reference to the way the leaves of the tree flutter in the wind

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Acer palmatum Shojo Acer shirasawanum Autumn Moon Jerre Schwartz is a varietyAcer palmatum Shojo is an upright growing maple with deep purple leaves that holds its color very well during summer. It does not green up in summer, and turns crimson in fall. There is some confusion with the name "Shojo Nomura" but following advice in D. M. Van Gelderen's book "Maples of the World", the only correct name is Shojo. We bought our motherplant from Esveld, when we were about to head home with another full car of trees, but saw a