It is growing outside a restaurant in Mt. Vernon, Washington, US. It is probably 12-18 feet tall. Gray brown trunk. This picture was taken this past weekend, but the tree has not dramatically changed in appearance in the past month or so. The leaves are a bit lighter green than the photo shows. The "wings" vary from a dramatic dark red (in the sun) to an almost-completely green in the shade, and range from 1" to almost 2". The leaves have a matt finish. The appeal (to me, anyway) is the contrast between the green leaves and the very red wings.
Could be A. palmatum 'Osakazuki' possibly. It ticks all the boxes. The short answer to the question you pose in the title is: no, except for the person who bought and planted it. ;)
it might just be the variety Osakazuki. I have one about 20 feet tall and the seeds are turning quite red but the intensity of the rich Autumn colours are not apparent yet even with lows in the 30's F temperatures. Eric
Looks like Osakazuki to me, too. The tell will be the coloring, though, so you should know pretty soon. Kay
It could also easily be a seedling-grown plant, in which case, it's just Acer palmatum with no cultivar name.
