This large deciduous tree is the result of a cross between the red maple (Acer rubrum) and silver maple (A. saccharinum). It can be grown in a single stem, or multi-stemmed clumps. The five-lobed leaves turn brilliant shades of red and orange in the fall. The bark is white in youth, becoming more ridged with age. This tree prefers moist, acidic soils but is said to be more drought tolerant with age.