Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple)
Acer griseum is a very beautiful maple that hosts trilofate leaves with a green to blue-green color that changes into orange and red in changing the season. It has a dark-reddish pealing bark. The tree can be used as a specimen at a very young age. It has both, a winter and autumn interest.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Érable gris
Arabic Name: القيقب الرمادي
Pronunciation: AY-sur GRIZZ-ee-um
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Plant type: Tree
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Origin: Central China
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Heat Zones: 4 to 8
Hardiness Zones: 1 to 8
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Uses: Bonsai, Specimen, Container
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: oval, Upright, Vase
Canopy Symmetry: Irregular
Canopy Density: Open
Canopy Texture: Fine
Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m
Spread at Maturity: 5 to 8 meters
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By Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (Own work (Own Picture)) [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Sten Porse (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. (Self-photographed) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Deciduous
Leaf Type: Trifoliate
Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Margins: Dentate
Leaf Texture: Smooth
Color(growing season): Green, Blue-Green
Color(changing season): Orange, Red
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Flower Type: Corymb
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Green, Yellow
Seasons: Spring
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked, Can be trained to one trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Showy, Colored, Papery
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Samara
Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7
Fruit Color: Green
Seasons: Spring
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By Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (Own work (Own Picture)) [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Sten Porse (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden. (Self-photographed) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: 25-50 years
Edible Parts: None
Pests: Mites
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting