The leaves go from bright yellow to orange and then an intense red, before dropping and revealing the textural peeling bark beneath.

On the other hand, if you are a very tidy gardener you may not want sheets of peeling bark that rip off in a gale and lie around like eco-litter.

Plant it where the sun will backlight the peeling bark in winter.

As the plant ages, the stems often develop attractive peeling bark.

Young, vigorously growing trees are more prone to producing peeling bark than mature individuals.