Catalog Description
Gracefully mounded form to this small tree. Spectacular, rounded, deeply cut, dark green leaves that turn rich ruby-crimson color in autumn. An outstanding accent, especially effective in fall. Full to partial sun. Slow growing to 10 to 12 feet tall, 15 feet wide. Grafted.
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Average Landscape Size
Slow growing to 10 to 12 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
Graceful, rounded form to this small tree. Spectacular, rounded, deeply cut, dark green leaves that turn rich ruby-crimson color in autumn. An outstanding accent, especially effective in fall. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Slow Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Round |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 7 (>60 to 90 days) |
| Low: | 4 (>14 to 30 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 7 (0 to 10 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 5 (-20 to -10 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full to partial sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
small but many flowers
| Flower Color |
| Red |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Spring |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Grafted |
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Attributes
Fall Color
Woodland Garden |
Foliage
deeply lobed and toothed, 6 to 8 in long
| Foliage Shape | Rounded |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Red |
| Winter foliage | No Value |
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