I recently purchased a Japanese Red Maple. I live in the tropics and so far I am having great success with this healthy little plant. It stands about 12 inches high and is healthy. Since I purchased this tree about 6 weeks ago, it has 'flowered' (twice) but I can find no info on the flowers of this tree. I have had these trees in USA & UK but never seen a flower. The flower is the same color as the leaves, delicate with a cup shaped four petal formation. It is of very short duration appearing very early in the morning for approximately 2 hours then closing and dying off as soon as the sun is fully up. I do of course have pictures.
Have I lived in northern climes for the past 60 years and simply been too busy to SEE? Love to hear about this.