Description
Medium-sized, upright, narrow growing deciduous tree (H 8-12 m, W 3-4 m). Crown columnar to narrowly ovate. Bark patched, grey to light grey-brown, it peels off decoratively in plates, under the plates orange-brown, ornamental. Leaves lanceolate to ovate (6-12 cm), with a serrate margin, characteristically rough, mid to dark green, autumn colour yellow, orange to bright red. Flowers and fruits not remarkable. Grows best in deep, fertile, moderately dry to moist, sufficiently drained soils, in warm sites. Easily withstands urban conditions and wind.