The Acer rufinerve Snake Bark Maple is a beautiful small deciduous tree that is native to the mountain forests of Japan. It features smooth olive-green bark with narrow green to greyish stripes and small lenticels that turn rough and grey as the tree ages. The three-lobed leaves are double serrated and dark green, turning orange or red in the fall. The tree produces racemes of yellow to greenish-yellow flowers, followed by paired samaras with rounded nutlets. This hardy and fast-growing species has several notable cultivars, including 'Erythrocladum' with yellow-green leaves and stripes, and 'Albolimbatum' and 'Hatsuyaki' with variegated leaves. This commonly planted snakebark maple is a must-have for any garden or landscape.