Re: acer rubescens Tickled Pink lovely, alex. I love those rubescens. Those leaves look very much like some of the small leaves on my x conspicum 'Silver Cardinal'. alex, my heartfelt condolences to all the Italian people on the tragic loss of life in this week's terrible earthquake. My sister was visiting Florence when the quake hit and told me that that lovely town of Aquila near the epicenter had been destroyed by an earthquake in 1703. ciao