
Paperbark Maple
- Botanical Name
- Acer griseum
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 20 to 30 feet tall
- Width
- One half or equal spread
- Flowers
- Greenish, inconspicuous
- Fruit
- Double samaras: 1 to 1.5 inches, wings diverge at 60 to 90 degree angle
- Fall Color
- Bronze, russet-red to red, late
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplant balled and burlap and container in spring
- Tolerant of clay soils
- pH adaptable
- Use as specimen and site where very attractive bark can be appreciated
- Problems
- Verticillium wilt
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