This plant usually has a heavy fruit set and the tan fruit holds through the winter months, giving some winter interest. The irregular growth pattern is attractive in its own right. Amur maple is susceptible to Verticillium wilt, although this disease rarely kills the plant. Service life is 25 years. Rosy pink flowers appear in April along the stems.
Flowers are present during the bloom time of the flowering dogwood.
Heart-shaped leaves add interest. Redbud requires partial shade and has an irregular, vase-shaped habit of growth. Service life in partial shade is about 25 years, but in full sun drops to 10 to 15 years in Ohio. This is the Asiatic relative of the Eastern flowering dogwood. This plant is more anthracnose-resistant than the American native.