Leaf Color Range

Everything about this handsome native North American shade tree is red; red flowers and clusters, red shoots; red fruits; and, in autumn, crimson leaves. Pioneers produced an ink as well as brown and black dyes from a bark extract. It is a large tree with a narrow or rounded compact crown. Widely planted as a Pittsburgh street tree, this tree has proven its hardiness under Pittsburgh’s harsh conditions.
Height: 6’-90’
Leaves: Opposite 2-1/2”-4” long and nearly as wide. They are broadly oval; with 3 shallow, short-pointed lobes; irregularly and wavy saw-toothed with 5 main veins from the base and with long red or green leafstalks. Leaves are dull green above, whitish and hairy beneath, turning red, orange or yellow in autumn.
Habitat: Found in almost every habitat (dry to moist). Also in mixed hardwood forests from Manitoba and Minnesota to Florida.