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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