Matsumurae

7 to 9 lobed leaves, very deeply divided to near the leaf base.

Example: Acer palmatum 'Green Trompenburg"

Linearilobum 'Bamboo Leaf'

Narrow, strap-like leaves divided to the leaf base.

Example: Acer palmatum 'Beni ubi gohon'

Amoenum

Divided only up to two-thirds of the way to theleaf base

Example: Acer Palmatum 'Ichigyoji'

Dissectum

Leaf lobes very deeply divided and deeply dissected; often smaller plants; very often weeping.

Example: Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamuke yama'

Palmatum

Leaf lobes two-thirds to three-quarters of the way to the leaf base

Example: Acer palmatum 'Beni kawa'

Dwarf

mature height not usually exceeding 6 feet

Example: Acer palmatum 'Kamagata'