Description
Large, broad, upright, fast growing deciduous tree (H 20-40 m, W 10-18 m). Bark smooth, white-grey to green-grey. Young shoots with a white bloom. Leaves with long petioles, broadly egg-shaped to round (7-12 cm), with deeply serrate margin, or palmately lobed, above above, light green, underneath dense white hairy. Flowers tiny, in clusters, yellow-green. Male and female flowers on separate plants, dioecious plant. Flowering period: March-April. Withstands urban conditions, occasional flooding, wind, cold and salt laden wind.