Description
Large, upright, broad, deciduous tree (H 25-35 m, W 15-20 m). Crown broadly ovate to rounded or dome-shaped. Bark on young shoots olive-green to yellow-green, later light grey-brown. Branches upright to widely spreading. Leaves simple, broadly ovate (10-12 cm), with a doubly serrate margin, slightly glossy, dark green, underneath softly hairy, autumn colour yellow. Flowers red-violet to green-violet. Flowering period: March-April. Fruits flattened, round (1,5 cm), brown. Requires always moderately moist, deep, fertile, loose soils, also on lime. Easily withstands urban conditions, occasional flooding and wind.