Acer rubrum 'Vanity', Variegated Red Maple Size:1.16 qt The male catkins are long

The male catkins are long and the mature female catkins are short and cone-like—a doubly ornamented winter tree

and an unusual bonsai candidate

and deer-resistant leaves

the tree is covered in profuse red to light-pink bracts

Acer rubrum 'Vanity', Variegated Red Maple Size:1.16 qt The male catkins are longCommanding center stage, the tri lobed leaves of this slower growing cultivar are speckled shrimp pink when they emerge. Who needs flowers with leaf color like that! For summer they become a still entertaining marbled white and green. A nearly impenetrable, rounded tree, dense with branches and wine red twigs, it can be used as an effective screen or barrier even for winter. Or limb it up for a handsome shade tree. If it's ecstatic about its location