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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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  • French Name: Érable gris

    Arabic Name: القيقب الرمادي

    Pronunciation: AY-sur GRIZZ-ee-um

  • Plant type: Tree

  • Origin: Central China

  • Heat Zones: 4 to 8

    Hardiness Zones: 1 to 8

  • Uses: Bonsai, Specimen, Container

  • 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

  • By Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
By Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], 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

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Flower Type: Corymb

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Green, Yellow

    Seasons: Spring

  • 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

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Samara

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7

    Fruit Color: Green

    Seasons: Spring

  • By Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
By Bruce Marlin [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: No

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: 25-50 years

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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