Flowers:
Red (Small but interesting red flowers in spring)
Foliage:
Multi-Colored (Green to purple to red foliage in summer, depending on cultivar); Red (Showy red fall foliage)
Soil:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils with high organic matter
Diagnostic Characteristics:
Opposite, deeply 5-9 lobed leaves are glabrous and bright green beneath. Much variation in leaf color, depending on cultivar. Lateral buds hidden by base of petiole, terminal bud often double. Look for a 0.5-0.75" wide samara pair forming a broad arch.
