Seiryu is the only fully upright green laceleaf Japanese Maple variety and has a very distinct appearance. The dissected leaves give this cultivar an overall look of delicacy. Seiryu starts out light green in the spring turning a beautiful lawn green in the summer and then evolves to a crimson red fall display. The lacy leaves are smaller than most dissectum weepers. Though it looks delicate this hardy maple can take full sun to mostly shade and everything in between. The natural growth habit is tree-like with multiple branches that move with the wind.