General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
Landscape | Open woodland gardens, as a screen or as a shrub rear boarder. |
Cultivation | Medium, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Root sucker removal will aid in the plants appearance. |
Pests | Susceptible to leaf spots, blight and crown gall. Pests include scale, leafhoppers and caterpillars. |
Habitat | Dry or moist woodlands, valleys and prairies. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth, greyish brown in colour. |
Leaf Description | Dark green, ovate and double toothed. Leaves change to a variety of colour combinations during autumn; orange, rose, purplish red, yellow and green to a dull yellowish green. |
Flower Description | Nuts are enclosed in a hairy husk, green when young browning as they mature. |