What do the leaves of the silver tree look like?

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1. Leaf shape

2. Growth habits

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The leaves of the silver tree are very beautiful, with slender petioles that look like a fan. If you look at it upside down, it looks like the hem of a girl's skirt. When the two leaves are placed together, they resemble the shape of a butterfly. Its leaves are alternate and light green, but they turn golden yellow when they are about to fall.

1. Leaf shape

1. Leaf shape

The leaves of the silver tree are like a fan, and they also 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 two leaves are placed together, they look like butterflies.

Its leaves are alternate and hairless on the leaves. The leaf color is light green. Generally, they grow loosely on long branches, while on short branches they grow in clusters of 3-5. They will turn golden yellow when the leaves are about to fall. Its leaves have "bifurcated veins" and are often 2-lobed on the long branches, with a wide wedge-shaped base. The petiole is mostly about 5-8cm long, sometimes 3-10cm long.

2. Growth Habits

It It has good growth adaptability and likes sunlight very much. It is suitable for growing in a warm and somewhat humid environment. The soil must also have a certain humidity and good drainage properties. Try not to use saline-alkali soil. There are many methods of propagation, the most commonly used are cutting, grafting, division or sowing.

2. Growth habits

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