| Family: |
Aceraceae. |
| Landscape value: |
A popular old 'laceleaf' cultivar with excellent foliage colour variation from spring to autumn and a characteristic domed, weeping habit. A suitable landscape feature for small protected gardens and parks. |
| Height: |
2 metre(s) |
| Width: |
2 metre(s) |
| Growth rate: |
Slow. |
| Habit: |
Dense, rounded with pendulous branches. |
| Foliage: |
Deep red new growth becoming dark coppery-burgundy then bronze-green with maturation in summer. Deeply incised with seven to nine long, fine lobes that in turn have serrated lobes. Autumn colour brilliant orange. |
| Bark: |
Young stems are coppery-green. |
| Tolerances: |
Adaptable to a range of soil types once established, but prefers a moist, well drained soil. Should not be planted in exposed areas where hot summer winds may stress the tree and leaves may suffer scorch in very hot sun. Transplants easily. |
| Comments: |
The ultimate overall height of this tree is controlled, to a degree, by the 'standard' to which it was propagated in the nursery. |
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