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Description :
Varies from a small coarse shrub to a small tree up to 10 metres high; most
commonly shrubby, with several spreading trunks. |
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Fruit : Tiny,
hairy nutlets with wings broader than the seed. Thousands of seeds are
produced from each tree. |
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Leaves :
The leaves are ovate to heart-shaped, toothed,
2-3 inches (5.1-7.6 cm) long, and dark green, turning yellow to orange in
fall. |
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Bark : White
bark that separates along horizontal slits and peels into thin papery
layers, exposing an underbark which is pale orangeish brown. |
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