Paperbark maple acer griseum.
Is paperbark maple a hardwood.
Paperbark maple is best used as a lawn or specimen tree where it is visible in the winter.
It typically matures to 20 30 40 tall.
Thus this tree adds ornamental interest year round.
Most of the seed produced by the paperbark maple is sterile and will not produce unwanted seedlings unlike that of many other maples.
The paperback maple.
Griseum means gray which refers to the underside of the leaf.
The paperbark maple is a slow growing and long living deciduous tree that will attain a height of 20 30 feet with a spread of 15 25 feet.
It is particularly noted for its exfoliating copper orange to cinnamon reddish brown bark and its showy orange to red fall color.
Paperbark maple is a relatively small deciduous tree that provides unique beauty to the landscape thanks to its fall color typical of maples and its peeling copper orange to reddish brown bark quite unusual for maples.
It is hardy in many regions of the pacific northwest zones 4 8.
Acer griseum commonly called paperbark maple is a small deciduous oval to oval rounded tree with slender upright branching.
Xuè pí fēng is a species of flowering plant in the family sapindaceae native to central china.
Even the youngest stems contribute to this pleasing peeling bark effect.
Paperbark maple is named for its paper like peeling bark.
The paperbark maple like other members of the acer genus produces a fruiting structure called a samara and they dangle from the branches resembling papery wings.
Acer is latin for sharp and may also be from the celtic ac which means hard in reference to the wood.
Acer griseum the paperbark maple simplified chinese.
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A purely ornamental tree it is suitable for small gardens near patios and decks and in median strips and parking lots.
Noted for its exfoliating bark and showy fall color award winning acer griseum paperbark maple is a small spreading deciduous tree that is highly desirable.
Paperbark maple is a true specimen tree and once established has the potential to be the star of any garden.
Acer griseum is found in the chinese provinces of gansu henan hubei hunan shaanxi shanxi and sichuan at altitudes of 1 500 2 000 m 4 921 6 562 ft.
Like eucalyptus and birch trees the peeling bark delights children.
Paperbark maple is a round headed rather open maple that grows moderately fast when young.
Other names include chinese paperbark maple.
