Description
Small, upright, broad, slow growing, often multi-stemmed deciduous tree (H 2-2,5 m, W 2-3 m). Crown broadly fen-shaped to rounded, at maturity dome-shaped. Leaves broad-palmate (5-10 cm), 7-11-lobed, with deeply, doubly serrate margin, at first yellow to bright yellow-green, with a redish margin, later green; autumn colour yellow to orange; leaflets remarkable, narrow, with a long, narrowly pointed tip. Flowers violet-red. Flowering period: April-May. Fruits winged, in pairs (very obtuse, almost straight angle), dark red. Ripening time: September-October. Undemanding tree, suitable for urban conditoins, normally grows in different types of soil, except the very heavy and permanently moist soils.