Great Plant Pick: Acer griseum aka paperbark maple You can’t walk by this tree in the colder seasons without noticing its chestnut-brown peeling bark. by Richie Steffen Friday, December 11, 2020 ...

The Paperbark Maple thrives in moist, well-drained soil and is not drought-tolerant. It has green trifoliate leaves that are 3 to 5 inches long and have silvery undersides.

Light: full sun to partial shade Height: 20 to 30 feet Spread: 15 to 25 feet USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Origin: China The paperbark maple (Acer griseum) is a lovely, slow-growing t… ...

Paperbark maple (Acer griseum) just might be the prima ballerina of maples, according to Kunso Kim, head of collections and curator at The Morton Arboretum. Adaptable, graceful and dramatic “… ...

But the paperbark maple (Acer griseum) is unique because of its fabulous peeling cinnamon-brown bark. Native to central China, it is slow-growing and looks best in a location where it receives ...

One such tree is Acer griseum, the Chinese paperbark maple, which has the added advantage of being attractive all year round: in spring, when the leaves appear, in autumn when its wonderful, rich ...

In its native China, the paperbark maple is rare, often big, and endangered. Garden versions are smaller than those in the wild, but they have the same decorative bark. Pual Meyer, Morris Arboretum ...

The paperbark maple is a slow growing, small-sized (30 feet tall and 25 feet wide) specimen tree utilized as a focal point in the winter landscape due to its exfoliating bark.