Acer palmatum ‘Mizuho Beni’ leaves emerge as brilliant orange-yellow with the edges of the foliage a bright crimson bursting from pink bud sheaths. This Japanese maple puts on one heck of a show, it's so bright and colorful while most other plants in the garden are just green. After the fantastic show in the spring, the leaves turn green with a nice red edge in the summer.. Fall color is red to orange. After the leaves fall away you are left with stems that are red at the end of the branches for an added winter effect.