Spring prune done with a cut-back of the "body mass" .  That's my girl: curvy and elegant.

After spring prune.  Compacted the foliage mass and did cut every second leaf on the thicker branches to balance the tree.

Winter silhouette

Autumn foliage on October.  The reds are more prominent when filmed though. 

Loving how Kashima's autumn foliage is changing it's looks.

The first signs of autumn coloration, already in August.

One month after leafing out, the soft brown foliage turns lime green.

Detail of the brick red spring foliage.

Kashima's spring foliage is a nice brick red one.

Kashima's bark color is simply stunning: the only bronze green bark I have ever seen on an Acer palmatum.