Persian Ironwood Trees the heart-shaped leaves emerge as

the heart-shaped leaves emerge as red-purple before maturing into a handsome blue-green for the summer

It is very similar to a Crimson King Norway Maple except it has a more compact and upright form and the heat tolerance of a Shantung Maple

The Franklin Tree is native to Georgia

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Persian Ironwood Trees the heart-shaped leaves emerge asThe Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica) is a medium sized shade tree with a showy display of foliage. The rounded, oval leaves emerge in the spring as reddish purple and mature to an attractive glossy pepper green for the summer. In the fall, expect the upright canopy to transform into a captivating shades of yellow, orange, and red before falling off for the winter and revealing the enchanting, exfoliating bark that has green, white, or tan patches