The leaves are imparipinnate and the flowers are yellow. The Tree is a deciduous tree, it will be up to 10 m (33 ft) high. Can be grown in either full sun or partial shade. The Paperbark Maple is botanically called Acer griseum. Widely adapted to most site and soil conditions. During the winter months the leaves hang on the branches until later in the year. It's common name of paperbark maple is due to its habit of peeling bark, which looks like paper when it starts to come away from the tree. This species is one of the last of the maples to develop fall color. Acer griseum (paperbark maple) is a slow-growing, spreading tree with dark red or chestnut bark, which flakes and peels back to reveal new, smooth, orange-red bark beneath. In the fall the leaves turn a very nice orange to striking red color. During the summer they are green, with silver undersides. Leaves are 3”-6" long, trifoliate, and arranged in an opposite fashion. The papery cinnamon to reddish bark starts forming in year 2 or 3 on young trees and continues for the life of the tree. ![]() It naturally forms multiple trunks, which can be thinned out to a single trunk. The tree has trifoliate leaves that are dark green and toothed. ![]() This is a slow growing deciduous tree which can attain a height of 20’-30’, and width of 15’-25’ at maturity. Paperbark maple is a relatively small deciduous tree that provides unique beauty to the landscape year-round, thanks to its fall color (typical of maples) and its peeling copper-orange to reddish-brown bark (quite unusual for maples). Description With its upright, multi-stemmed habit, unusual leaves, and beautiful coppery red peeling bark Paperbark Maple can be a nice addition to any landscape as a specimen tree.
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