Acer rubrum Autumn Autumn colour is pink-purple

Autumn colour is pink-purple

Lush dark-green leaves turning golden yellow in autumn

well drained location

With it's compact

and is at risk if exposed to extended periods of very cold temperatures

Acer rubrum Autumn Autumn colour is pink-purpleA tree renowned for its spectacular scarlet autumn hues. Although the leaves are dark green in summer, its winter twigs have a red hue, as do its tiny spring flowers, which provide a cheery, if modest, second season of interest. The leaves themselves emerge in spring a pale yellow gradually darkening to green. Of North American origin, Acer rubrum has been cultivated in Europe since the 1600's. It grows on most soils in the UK, but rarely colours well