A variegated Japanese Maple considered an improvement over the traditional ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Beni shichihenge’. New spring leaves emerge a greyish-green colour with deep-pink margins causing the leaf tips to bend like a sickle. By summer, the pink lightens up a bit but the leaves remain variegated. Fall colour is bright orange. Grows 8′ high by 4′ wide in a 10 year period.