What kind of tree is this?

Clues

  • Deciduous; leaves turn red-bronze before they fall off when winter comes
  • Growth in spring has reddish hue
  • A fast grower, can reach 40 feet in Florida
  • Produce winged dry fruit (samaras) in late winter and early spring
  • Grows anywhere in Florida but prefers cooler areas
  • Oval shape
  • Leaves are opposite or subopposite, simple, serrate, lobed with palmate veins
  • Typically one trunk, droopy branches
  • Simple, red or pink flowers in clusters emerge in late winter to early spring

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