Paperbark Maple

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	40 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Width:	⇔	35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		4 to 8

Scientific Names

Aceraceae >

Acer >

griseum >

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	China

Cultivation

Sunset Zones:		2-9, 14-21, 31-41

Scientific Names

Sapindaceae >

Acer >

griseum >

Read about Paperbark Maple in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Acer griseum, Pax (A. nikoense var. griseum, Franch.). Tree, to 25 ft., with cinnamon-brown bark separating in thin flakes: branchlets pubescent: lfts. short-stalked, elliptic or ovate-oblong, 1-2 in. long, acute, coarsely toothed with large bluntish teeth, the lateral ones unequal, deeply dentate on the outer margin, entire or nearly so on the inner, glaucous and pubescent beneath; petioles densely hairy: fls. rather large, in few-fid, hairy corymbs: fr. pendulous on short stalks, with the peduncle scarcely 1/2in. long; nutlets thick, tomentose; wings spreading at an acute angle. W. China.—-J.H.S. 29:98. R.H. 1912:127.—Remarkable for its flaky bark, resembling that of the river birch; hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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