Quercus imbricaria 3.5" Wide Showy red samaras pushing up

Showy red samaras pushing up above the leaves add a bright contrast to summer foliage

this selection is similar to the popular 'Bloodgood' but smaller in stature and with deeper red foliage persisting through summer

Variable fall color from yellow and brown

Requires very little pruning

Fruit has a white

Quercus imbricaria 3.5" Wide Showy red samaras pushing upPotentially massive, native deciduous shade tree. Shape is pyramidal in youth, becoming broadly rounded with age. Foliage is dark green, turning yellow brown in the fall, and persists dried on the tree through winter. Acorns are produced on the mature tree. Slow to medium growth rate. Adaptable once established. Slow to re establish after transplanting. Well adapted to the Midwest.