Flowers are pink to red to bright scarlet and are quite showy, May and June. Makes good background trees, massing, park trees, specimen tree. Really needs some water in summer. Tree SW of Acer platanoides near Eng. Overall form is broad conical to dome shaped.
Growth rate is slow to moderate, texture is medium to coarse.
Bark is gray, smooth and thick at base. Looks similar to Platanus or Acer. Foliage dark green above and lighter below. New growth is covered with a white tomentose material. Flowers are arranged in panicles and are pink to red with brown hairs.