General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern and as Vulnerable on the Chinese Species Red List (2004). |
Notable Specimens | Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. |
Habitat | Valleys in mixed forests at an altitude of 300-1,600 m. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, purplish or purplish-grey in colour with thin glabrous branchlets. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Small buds with 5-8 pairs of scales. |
Leaf Description | Light green and pilose beneath, thin, 3-5 primary veins, 3-5 triangular-ovate lobes and a subcordate base, 8-13 x 7-15 cm.
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Flower Description | Flowers are yellow-green. |
Fruit Description | Yellowish-brown samara, flat winged nutlets, 2.2-4.5 x 1 cm, produced in September. |