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Description |
Landscape Characteristics |
| Mature Size: 20' tall by 15' wide | Growth Rate: Moderate |
| Form / Shape: Upright, rounded | Drought Tolerance: Moderate |
| Flower / Fruit: Light pinkish lavender; blooms in early Spring before leaves emerge | Soil: Well drained, moist, fertile, humus rich, well-limed, sandy, clay or loam soil; not tolerant of water-logged soil, short duration flooding or compacted soil |
| Foliage: Alternate, simple, entire, broad-ovate to heart shaped; leaves emerge as scarlet-purple and turn bronze green with age; turns yellow to greenish brown in Fall | Light: Partial shade to full sun; flowers best in full sun |
| Bark: Smooth; dark reddish brown; becomes reddish gray to black | Pruning: For stronger structure, to remove hanging limbs, to reduce spread, to thin out over crowding and shading |
| Uses: Small Spring flowering tree, accent tree with burgundy-red foliage, residential, small shade tree |
King's Sunset Nursery
