Delightful deciduous Maple rarely seen here Foliage is mid green, with interesting lobed leaves … New foliage is purple to red becoming blue-green in summer … Bark is greyish green tones and rough in appearance … Leaves turns a brilliant scarlet in the autumn … Introduced here by Arnold Teese a rare maple species of some variability, not entirely unusual in many wild plant Species Endemic southeast and south-central China A small garden tree maple 3-5 metres & rarely reaching 15 metres with age in nature , preferring forested valleys 500 to 2500 metres above sea level in its native environment Blooming appears as a compound corymbose panicle, with 60 to 70 flowers together Family:
Sapindaceae