So far I grow only one "snakebark" maple, Acer pectinatum ssp. 'Forresti', which is one of the easiest in this heat-phobic, shade-happy tribe to establish. It keeps cool because it gets morning sun only, and it repays me handsomely:
Distinctive large leaves all Summer...
And you can see the white vertical striping on the trunk that leads to that "snakebark" name.

And in Winter—oh for heavens' sake: I don't have a picture of the stems in Winter, when they turn red! (I'll shoot it this Winter I promise.) But in Spring, I get the best of both seasons: The last remnants of the Winter red, the first green—eager fresh limey—of the new leaves.
And a bit closer:

What a comprehensive display, the color of the twigs juxtaposed with the color of the new leaves. The narrow thin-ness of the twigs joining the butterfly-wing pairs of the new leaves.
In color and shape both, leaves and twigs, it's a peak-of-the-year moment.