Basisdaten
description:
The paperbark maple comes from China. The growth habit is often multi-stemmed. Noticeable is that the detaching cinnamon-brown bark. The tree is available in some nurseries.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer griseum
family:
Sapindaceae
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 10 m (33 ft)
leaf:
The leaf of paper maple is divided into three parts. The isingle leaves are irregularly lobed. The autumn color is yellow to red. The leaf arrangement is opposite.
leaf shape:
imparipinnate
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
yellow to red
flowering:
April - May
blossom color:
yellow
blossom description:
The small yellowish flowers hang on pedicels and appear with the leaf shoots.
gender distribution:
dioecious / unisexual
fruit:
Schizocarp: winged nutlets with two seeds. The wings are arranged at an obtuse angle.
bark:
The bark is cinnamon-brown, first smooth and peels off in old age.
root:
shallow-rooting heart-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
permeable soils
usage:
Garden tree, park tree