Landscape | Accent or specimen plant. |
Propagation | Semi-hardwood cuttings. |
Cultivation | Plant in full sun in moist, humus-rich but well-draining neutral to slightly acidic soil. |
Notable Specimens | Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
Bark/Stem Description | Slightly exfoliating, non-showy mature bark. Young branches and leaf stems are smooth, glaborous and slightly woody. |
Leaf Description | Flat, lanceolate oppositely-arranged leaves measuring approximately 3 cm long that grow along short branchlets. |
Flower Description | Small inconspicuous monoecious flowers. |
Colour Description | Foliage is a mixture of yellowish-green to light green in the spring and summer. In autumn to winter the foliage turns an amber to orange-red. Bark is a dull reddish-brown. |
Texture Description | Soft foliage, medium-coarse mature bark. |