Plant Profiles

Paperbark Maple

(Acer griseum)

paperback maple
paperback maple bark

A small ornamental tree with a stately habit, paperbark maple can be grown as a multi-trunked or low-branched specimen that fits into many home gardens. 鈥淥ne of this tree鈥檚 main attributes is its beautiful exfoliating cinnamon to reddish-brown bark that develops on young trees, providing a focal point in the winter landscape,鈥 says Dr. Andrew Bell, curator of woody plants.