![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Can be grown in either full sun or partial shade. Widely adapted to most site and soil conditions. These pods are spread by the wind and can travel quite a distance on a good. The flowers fall from the trees by mid-summer, leaving behind v-shaped seed pods that are often called helicopters. These are wind pollinated, although nectar-loving insects such as bees may also visit the trees. During the winter months the leaves hang on the branches until later in the year. Maple trees produce small, pale flowers in the spring. This species is one of the last of the maples to develop fall color. The Perfect Pop of Warm Color for Every Season The cinnamon-like peeling bark is the most outstanding feature of the Paperbark Maple. In the fall the leaves turn a very nice orange to striking red color. During the summer they are green, with silver undersides. Leaves are 3”-6" long, trifoliate, and arranged in an opposite fashion. Are you looking for an outstanding small- to medium-sized ornamental tree, with unsurpassed year-round interest Consider the paperbark maple (Acer griseum). The papery cinnamon to reddish bark starts forming in year 2 or 3 on young trees and continues for the life of the tree. It is a glowing, muted pink, like the color shown on Daves Garden. It naturally forms multiple trunks, which can be thinned out to a single trunk. My paperbark maple is 17 years old (ordered from small local nursery Fiddlers Ridge), and - provides light, open shade on west side of house - leafs out late, welcome in chilly early springs - colors late, extending the fall season - fall color here is NOT scarlet or red. This is a slow growing deciduous tree which can attain a height of 20’-30’, and width of 15’-25’ at maturity. Browse 39 paperbark maple tree stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Description With its upright, multi-stemmed habit, unusual leaves, and beautiful coppery red peeling bark Paperbark Maple can be a nice addition to any landscape as a specimen tree. ![]()
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