Small, elegant trees on either side of the sidewalk.
This species
is native to central and northern China, Manchuria and Japan. It is a large
shrub or small, often multistemmed tree with a height of 15 to 20 feet.
The yellowish-white flowers appear in panicles in May and June, after the
leaves have emerged, and fall leaf color is bright yellow or red. This is
one of the few maples with fragrant flowers. The multistemmed growth habit
makes this tree less desirable as a street tree, but useful as a screening
plant. It is a very popular tree in the east and the midwest.
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