| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 7 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 7 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Leaves are a deep purple/red in spring, dark green with a purple flush in summer, red in fall. |
| Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: Catkins |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: Burgundy/pink |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Other: Catkins appear late winter to early spring, before the leaves appear. |
| Uses: | Provides winter interest |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| christine2 | On May 4, 2017 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) South Path, disease |
| christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant |
