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November 11, 2005 : Acer griseum
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Keywords: Sapindaceae | Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax | 12827-0317-1976
University of Georgia horticulturist and tree guru Michael Dirr describes Acer griseum as a true “specimen tree”, and with good reason. The paperbark maple’s compact ultimate size (to 12m), cold-hardiness (USDA Zone 5), pest and disease resistance and broad garden adaptability make it ideal for residential landscapes, but the peeling, cinnamon-red bark and neat trifoliate leaves are the primary attractions. The bark imparts warm, rich tones and attractive shadows (especially with low-in-the-sky winter sun) and its waxy, blue-backed, dark green leaves practically ignite into orange and red shades in autumn. It is no wonder that Acer griseum has a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, is a Great Plant Pick (of the Pacific Northwest and is a Missouri Botanical Garden's Plant of Merit.
Botany resource link: Learn about the botanical oddity Welwitschia mirabilis via Alice Notten of Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in South Africa (more photographs).
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at November 11, 2005 12:00 AM
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Posted by: Ron B at November 11, 2005 8:44 PM
i like the tree its very rare @ most beautiful trees ive seen
Posted by: pat at November 13, 2005 7:21 PM
Works great as a smaller choice for parking strips.
Posted by: Terrie at February 1, 2008 1:23 PM
Hard to find a good size tree in nurseries over 40mm and very pricey if larger. But we found one and planted this year. Really looking forward to the fall colours as it matures.
Posted by: Sandy at June 21, 2008 9:06 AM
has anyone ever seen or used this beautiful maple as a shrub?
Posted by: Karla at September 23, 2008 8:40 AM
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A paperbark maple in Seattle was 38' in 1988.