Shape | Upright, small, pyramidal and well rounded. |
Landscape | Excellent as a specimen or accent plant. |
Cultivation | Wet, moist soil that is slightly acidic and full sun to partial shade. |
Pests | Caterpillars, mites and borers. Susceptible to stem canker and tar spots.
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Notable Specimens | Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
Bark/Stem Description | Thin and weak and has many tears or crevasses.
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Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Silky hairs and attaches to the stem.
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Leaf Description | Leaves have 9-11 lobes that are lanceolate-oblong and bi-serrate. |
Flower Description | Flowers are a whitish-purple in the spring. |
Fruit Description | 2- 3 cm winged samaras. |
Colour Description | Leaves have a light green-lime luminescent glow and turn an orangish-yellow in autumn. Flowers are a whitish-purple in the spring. |
Texture Description | Bark is rough and leaves are coarse.
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