snakebark maple 'Candy Stripe'

Small, deciduous, upright tree, about 5m tall, especially striking in winter, when bark is richly coloured dark purple, heavily streaked white, the young shoots reddish-purple. Broad, mid-green leaves to 20cm long, have 3-5 pointed lobes and turn brilliant gold to orange-yellow in autumn. Small, yellowish-green spring flowers in drooping racemes, are followed by green to red winged fruits