Stem: Stem Color: Brown/Copper Red/Burgundy Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Description: Brown to reddish brown.Purple-brown outer bark peels back in papery curls to reveal rose-brown inner bark. Bark: Bark Color: Light Brown Orange Red/Burgundy Surface/Attachment: Exfoliating Papery Peeling Bark Description: Extremely ornamental peels of bark that remain on the tree instead of falling to the ground.Conspicuous pubescent petiole & lower vein axils. Silvery with fine hairs on the underside bright red and orange fall color one of the last maples to develop fall color leaves persist into winter. Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Gold/Yellow Gray/Silver Green Leaf Value To Gardener: Long-lasting Showy Deciduous Leaf Fall Color: Orange Red/Burgundy Leaf Type: Compound (Pinnately, Bipinnately, Palmately) Leaf Arrangement: Opposite Leaf Margin: Dentate Lobed Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Length: 3-6 inches Leaf Description: 3"- 6" opposite, palmately compound trifoliate leaves.Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Green Insignificant Flower Inflorescence: Cyme Insignificant Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Size: Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Display/Harvest Time: Fall Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: A schizocarp of two samaras, 1 1/2" long, wings divergent and with unusually large seeds.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: 12-24 feet 24-60 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Oval Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Low Texture: Coarse.Play Value: Attracts Pollinators Pieces Used in Games Textural Wildlife Food Source Dimensions: Height: 20 ft. Attributes: Genus: Acer Species: griseum Family: Sapindaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Stem Cutting Country Or Region Of Origin: Central China Wildlife Value: Members of the genus Acer support Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south.Tags: #hardy #deciduous #small tree #shade tree #small spaces #interesting bark #bonsai #winter interest #fall interest #street tree #nighttime garden #children's garden #playground plant #pollinator plant #courtyard garden #fantz #larval host plant #exfoliating bark #bird friendly #fall color red #fall color orange #woodland garden #imperial moth #patio #landscape plant sleuths course #wildlife friendly Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common maple diseases and insect pests. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. Buds: 3-7 mm, brownish-black, sharply pointed, scales imbricate.Conspicuous pubescent petiole and lower vein axils are present.Given its smaller size it is well suited as an accent tree around a patio, in a townhouse garden, or a poolside hardscape. Consider using it in a children's, nighttime, pollinator, or winter garden. This hardy tree is one of the last maples to develop fall color and the leaves persist into winter. The bark peels back in papery curls but remains on the tree instead of falling to the ground. Its most striking feature is its exfoliating bark which starts out as cinnamon-brown to reddish-brown and then takes on a purple-brown color. The recommended propagation strategy is by seed or stem cuttings young stems are the easiest to root. Balled and burlapped and containerized plants transplant well in the spring. It will grow in a variety of soil types, including sand, loam, or clay and is adaptable to a variety of pH levels. The paperbark maple prefers full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained soil. The genus name is Latin for sharp and griseum means gray, perhaps alluding to the silvery gray undersides of this tree’s leaves. It has an upright oval habit and grows slowly to 20 to 30 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide. Paperbark maple, a small, woody, deciduous tree in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family, originates from Central China. Phonetic Spelling AY-ser grih-SAY-um Description
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