Leaf margins are toothed, petioles are often red, and leaves turn red in fall. Bark is smooth and ranges in color from brown gray to white, but becoming gray-brown, scaly and plated with age. Flowers are bright red in spring and appear before the leaves.
Fruit is a scarlet double samara.
Intermediate shade tolerance. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.