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Acer griseum

Acer griseum

paperbark maple

Synonym(s) Acer nikoense var. griseum

Common name paperbark maple

Family sapindaceae

Life cycle tree (Z4-8)

Size 20-30'

Light sun-part shade

Cultural notes moist, well-drained soil

Slow-growing deciduous tree noted for its exfoliating bark and orange/red fall color. Ours is still small (about 18") after four years of growth. When casually inspected, the young tree looks deceptively like poison ivy, with its irregular leaf shape and red coloration to new leaves. However, the acer leaves are arranged opposite, vs. the alternate arrangement of poison ivy.
Finally, after several years in our nursery area, the tree made its way into the garden proper, replacing the silver maple that I removed from the side of our big pond's bog filter last year. A small tree is OK there, the silver maple was getting huge!

paperbark maple
poison-ivy-ish

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: bogside border

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '02 trade or exchange. Pot outside 12/3/02; one seedling by May of '04

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