Flower Notes:
Pink (Pure pink flowers, compared to the purple-pink flowers of the species type; early spring)
Foliage Notes:
Red-Violet (Young and emerging leaves); Green (Attractive green, heart-shaped foliage in the summer); Yellow (Fall foliage)
Fruit Notes:
Green (Flattened green seed pods that eventually mature to brown in late summer)
Soil Notes:
Prefers deep, moist, well-drained soils, but adaptable to acidic and alkaline soils
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Cordate (heart-shaped), 3-5" long and wide leaves are alternate and simple, with conspicuous swelling (pulvinus) just below the blade. Young leaves emerge with a red-purple tinge. Stems form a zig-zag pattern. Flowers are small (0.5" long), pure pink, and pea-like. Bark on older mature trees can be an attractive brownish-black with orange inner bark showing through.