Acer ShainaJapanese Maple 'Shaina' Acer palmatum 'Shaina' 'Shaina' is a compact, upright Japanese maple one of the few in the palmatum family that grows up rather than out. The leaves are a rich red purple through spring and summer, deepening as the season progresses and putting on a vivid final show in autumn before dropping. The tidy, rounded habit makes it particularly well suited to containers and smaller spaces where a spreading cascade wouldn't work.