Usugumo
‘Usugumo’ is a rare East Asian maple, prized for foliage with a unique pattern: a pale base (often cream) highlighted by very crisp dark-green veins, creating a “stretched canvas” or “batwing” effect. At budbreak, the leaves may be salmon-pink, then turn light green with a fine cream dusting that can be more or less regular. Slow-growing, it’s a superb collector’s plant for a large container or a small garden, best placed in gentle light.