The branchlets are bright green. The foliage is finely cut that hold their color all summer before turning scarlet in fall prior to leaf drop. The lacy leaves are finely divided tinged purple and turn crimson in fall. It's beautiful upright form brings this tree in strong competition with 'Bloodgood'. 8' Small shrubby dissectum maple with green bark, green finely divided leaves turning gold in the fall.
Twigs have flat, corky wings which disappear with older growth.
70' A delicately graceful upright form with long narrow, deeply-lobed green leaves. 10' A slow-growing narrow, upright tree. Glossy, dark-green foliage turning to bronze in fall. 40' A graceful, weeping tree with long weeping branches reaching the ground. Develops into a broad handsome canopy, rich green foliage turning to bronze in the fall.