mulberry-leaf maple

Very rare, deciduous shrubby tree about 10m tall, often multistemmed, with white streaked green bark, and purplish-red young shoots. Unlobed or slightly 3-5 lobed leaves are 10cm long and 5cm wide, shiny bronze-green when young maturing to dark green, then golden yellow with red tints in autumn. Yellowish-green spring flowers in hanging clusters are followed by yellowish-brown winged fruits in autumn