Rare small to medium tree. Beautiful. beautiful.
Crown is layered in symmetrical tiers. With small leaves, mottled grey-green with irregular creamy-white border, young leaves pinkish-red produced in whorls at branch tips.
Bark is smooth, mottled pale grey, with protuding brownish lenticels (streaks or spots).
An architectural “wow” tree due to the tiered layers and colourful leaves.
Fast-growing on good sites. Drought-tolerant when established. May revert to pure green leaves of species form — prune these branches away when they appear.
Zone 9b-11.
Full sun.
Regular water.
Currently Being trained to grow upright.