Shape | Upright rounded. |
Landscape | Among hedges, shade, in city and courtyard gardens, as an urban tree, in informal gardens or as a specimen. Can be trained to become a bonsai. |
Propagation | Seed or semi-hardwood cuttings. |
Cultivation | Grow in moist but well-drained sandy, clay or loamy soils. |
Pests | Wilts, rots, cankers and leaf scars. |
Notable Specimens | Muttart Conservatory, Edmondton, Alberta, Canada. |
Bark/Stem Description | Multi-coloured, coarse mottled bark. |
Leaf Description | Ovate-elliptic, shiny slightly serrated leaves measuring approximately 6 - 7 cm long and 3 - 4 cm wide. |
Flower Description | Insignificant small flowers. |
Fruit Description | Single-seeded samaras. |
Colour Description | Medium to silvery-green foliage. Reddish-brown insignificant flowers. Light green samaras. Mottled grey-brown, medium brown, rich brown and burgundy bark. |