What do the leaves of the silver tree look like?

1. Leaf shape

The leaves of the silver tree are like a fan, and have very slender petioles, which really look like a fan. However, if you look at its leaves upside down, they look like the hem of a little girl's skirt. If you put two leaves together, it looks like a butterfly.

Its leaves are alternate, hairless and light green in color. Generally, they grow scattered on long branches and in clusters of 3-5 on short branches. They turn golden yellow when they are about to fall. Its leaves are "dichotomously forked veins", often two-lobed on long branches, with a broad wedge-shaped base. The petiole is mostly about 5-8 cm long, sometimes 3-10 cm.

2. Growth habits

It has good growth adaptability and likes sunlight very much. It is suitable for growing in a warm and slightly humid climate. The soil must also have a certain level of moisture and good drainage properties, and try not to use saline-alkali soil. There are many ways to propagate it, the most commonly used ones are cuttings, grafting, division or sowing.