Nothofagus antarctica Architectural the Formosa sweetgum is similar

the Formosa sweetgum is similar to its American cousin but is easily identified by its elegant three-lobed leaves

Come mid-autumn

and only females produces berries - and even then only when in proximity of male plants

when this goblet-shaped tree turns a rich claret red

Nothofagus antarctica Architectural the Formosa sweetgum is similarAn elegant, fast growing specimen tree from Chile, often shrubby with low and twisted branches. Small leaves with wavy edges, glossy and dark green in spring and summer, turning a very attractive golden yellow in autumn. The chocolate brown bark is covered in silvery white lenticels making it shimmer in the winter sun. Not for shallow, chalky soils. Deep rooting. H6