| General Description | A fast-growing deciduous tree with beautiful autumn colouring and very small red flowers in spring. |
| Shape | Dense, compact habit. |
| Landscape | Excellent ornamental tree with autumn interest. |
| Propagation | Propagate through basal cuttings in late spring or early summer. |
| Cultivation | Grow in full sun or partial shade in a moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil, with better autumn colouring occurring if planted in a more acidic soil. Any pruning should be done after the leaves fall. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Bark is deeply furrowed. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves are simple, growing to 10 cm in length and 7.5 cm in width, emerging reddish purple and maturing to a bluish-tinted green before becoming tinted with pinks, yellows and creams in the autumn. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are extremely small, not showy, and are red in colour, unisexual. |
| Fruit Description | Fruit is a woody pod with many flat seeds. |
