Redbud Maple
Acer heldreichii ssp. trautvetteri
Sapindaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
NE Turkey and the Caucasus
Source of plant
Heronswood, Morris Arboretum, Forestfarm Nursery
Description
A large tree with a rounded crown reaching 15-17 m in height; branches red-brown to gray, bud scales imbricate, young branchlets green turning red in autumn. Leaf buds blackish, leaves deeply 5-lobed, dark green above, glaucous beneath, the young leaves conspicuously red, turning yellow to brown inautumn.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5