10. Japanese maple – Acer palmatum (this is on the outer edge of the Japanese garden- small size)

Please note that there are MANY varieties of this tree- all have DEEPLY lobed leaves that can look like palm tree leaves leaves are 4–12 cm long and wide, palmately lobed with five, seven, or nine acutely pointed lobes. The flowers are produced in small cymes, the individual flowers with five red or purple sepals and five whitish petals. The fruit is a pair of winged samaras, each samara 2–3 cm long with a 6–8 mm seed.