Type: tree
Family: Sapindaceae
Zone: 3 to 8 Find Your Zone
Height: 15 to 20 feet
Width: 15 to 20 feet
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Color: yellowish white
Sun exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Fall Color: Red and Orange
Soil: well drained, medium moisture
Leaves: deciduous
Fertilizer: Vigoro Tree, Shrub and Evergreen or Miracle Gro Evergreen Tree Spikes
This tree is very adaptable and can tolerate harsh climates well. This tree grows similar in size to a Japanese maple and is known for its brilliant red and orange colors in the fall. It has heavy serrated leaves and 3 lobes when mature. Its flowers are showier than many other maples and it produces abundant seed heads (sumaras). This tree makes a great specimen tree or a good street tree. It will be found on many invasive species lists, due to its profuse dispersal of its winged sumaras.
Other good substitutes for this tree might be the Smoketree, Vitex agnus-castus or Japanese Maple.
PLANTING GUIDE
STEP 1: Digging the hole
STEP 2: Putting plant in hole
STEP 3: Amending the soil and filling in the hole
STEP 4: Mulching and fertilizing
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