Itea virginica - Virginia Sweetspire windbreak leathery and shallow lobed leaves

leathery and shallow lobed leaves than the standard Trident Maple

Leaves are long ovate toothed and deep green that turn red in autumn

The Paperbark Maple is an extraordinary maple that features an exfoliating bark that is quire unusual for the Acer genus

It will die back in winter only to resprout in spring

Itea virginica - Virginia Sweetspire windbreak leathery and shallow lobed leavesA small deciduous shrub native to the southeast United States with long tassels of fragrant, small white flowers, which bloom in early summer. Its leaves turn attractive shades of red to purple in autumn. Likes moist fertile soil and will even grow in quite damp sites. Growing to about 1 2m tall