Veitch Hawthorn Maple               A-ser kra-tieg-i-FO-lee-um

• Broadleaf deciduous shrub, after many years 10-13 ft (3-4 m) tall; branches almost horizontal, in the sun young branches are bright orange-red.  Leaves opposite, simple, almost unlobedpink variegated, but some specimens have white variegation; purple and crimson-pink in fall.
• Part shade, moist soil.  Has a tendency to revert to nonvariegated foliage, such branches must be removed to maintain the variegated appearance.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (5)6     From Veitch nursery in England, introduced in 1881.   Variegated cultivars similar to ‘Veitchii’ are ‘Hillieri’ and ‘Meuri-kaede-nofuiri’ (Jacobson, 1996).
• Federal Way, Washington: Rhododendron Species Garden.