A tree with autumn colour and bark

[ellen&dan]

Hi there
 I am looking for help finding a tree with good autumn colour and interesting bark. Its for a Christmas present for my girlfriend.
I know i am a man and its not Christmas eve yet. I already have Acer griseum, Betula nigra and Betula jacquemontii.
Any ideas would be great.
Thanks Dan

[dominique]

Hi Dan I suppose !
You can try Prunus serrula (not serrulata) bark acajou
Betula papyrifera (white bark)
if acid soil, Acer rubrum (red autumn foliage), Acer davidii (snake skin bark, very nice)
I hope help you
Dom

[ellen&dan]

Thanks for the ideas i will look into them all.

[Giles]

If you wanted something small, there are some nice deciduous Euonymus.
Red autumn leaves, overwintering fruit, and some of them have winged bark.
Most will grow anywhere (acid or alkaline).

[mark smyth]

What about Liquidamber?

[Paddy Tobin]

Dan,

Chocolate and Roses - hackneyed, yes, but might be a little more romantic than a tree!

Jewellery is seldom despised - a girl's best friend, etc.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Dan,

Chocolate and Roses - hackneyed, yes, but might be a little more romantic than a tree!

Jewellery is seldom despised - a girl's best friend, etc.

Paddy

Good enough gifts, Paddy..... but a tree could grow and last forever..... what is more romantic than that? 

[ellen&dan]

Thanks Everyone for the advice. Some one i know told me about an Acer but they dont know the name and its not a snke bark form so they say. Can anyone help.

[johnw]

Dan - You should consider Stewartia pseudocamellia or var. koreana. A superb tree.

Also Acer capillipes is another.

johnw

[Paul T]

Dan,

What about a Coral Bark Maple (Acer palmatum 'Sengo Kaku' or 'Sengokaku' depending where you read it).  Lovely shades of colour in autumn (yellows through soft oranges and red, with electric red/pink bark on the newer growth.  I know someone here in Canberra that has one planted against a deep blue wall..... the effect throughout the year is striking, as it has the branch colour during winter, soft green new growth through spring and summer, then the lovely autumn colours.  If you search on the common name in google you'll find it immediately.

That's the first thing that sprang to mind as soon as I read the request.