Flowers:
Green (Small, in the spring; not ornamentally important)
Foliage:
Green (Summer); Multi-Colored (Fall foliage ranges from golden yellow to brilliant red)
Fruit:
Red (Samaras fade from green to red)
Soil:
Prefers, well drained, moist soils, but can tolerate rocky soils
Range:
From Nebraska to coastal regions of Califorina and southwestern Canada
Diagnostic Characteristics:
This multi-stemed tree has simple, opposite, coarsely toothed leaves, 1.5-4.5" long and 1-3" in width, generally with 3 main lobes. New growth has a reddish hue that fades to brown in maturity.
