They can tolerate the heat of zone VII only if protected from the hottest afternoon sun. Prune in summer or early fall. A magnificent specimen tree. The bark has a beauty unmatched, and the spring foliage is just elegant. There are many cultivars, but these seedlings offer a beautiful tree for a very small investment.
Leaves are long and narrow, hanging down from the branchlets.
Very striking red-brown color. An outstanding tree with deep green fern-like foliage, and much like the species. It has a dense crown, and stately habit eventually, but is very slow growing in youth. Maybe 10 feet tall in the first 10 years. The ends of the branches actually curve back in toward the trunk.