Attractive deeply lobed foliage resembles Japanese maple but has greater cold hardiness. Leaves develop brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. - - GENERAL INFO: Maples can come in many different sizes and styles. Some become large trees. Others become small-medium sized trees. There are even some varieties that do best as a large shrub. The biggest challenge with maples is that they like acidic soil. Here in the Uintah Basin most of the soil is very alkaline. The alkaline soil binds important nutrients from being taken up by the roots of the maple trees. Maples easily get yellow leaves with dark green veins if they are not getting adequate amounts of iron from the soil. Therefore if you want to grow Maples in the area you should also plan on beginning a yearly chelated iron treatment to help the tree survive and thrive.