Family: Aceraceae
Scientific Name: Acer griseum
Common Name: Paper Bark Maple
Description | A small tree with smooth peeling cinnamon colored bark. |
Pronunciation | (AY-ser)(GRISS-ee-um) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | full to partial shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Fruit | samara |
Leaves | bluish green, opposite, trifoliate leaves, long leaflets |
Stems | smooth peeling cinnamon colored bark. |
Dimensions | 20-30 plus feet feet tall, spread equal to around half the height |
Propagation | seeds or cuttings |
Native Site | Native to Western China. |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced into the US in 1907 by the Arnold Arboretum. |
Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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