Most maple trees have green leaves, but some may have red or ruby-bronze colored leaves. With 125 species of maple, it would be nearly impossible to list them all. The types of maples gardeners are most likely to encounter in the average home and garden center include: 1  Japanese maple (Acer palmatum).2  Norway maple (Acer platonoides). 3  Sugar maple (Acer saccharum). 4  Paperbark maple (Acer griseum). 5  Red maple (Acer rubrum).ost maple trees have green leaves, but some may have red or ruby-bronze colored leaves. With 125 species of maple, it would be nearly impossible to list them all. The types of maples gardeners are most likely to encounter in the average home and garden center include: 1  Japanese maple (Acer palmatum).