PlantsTrees
Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Cinnamon peeling bark on a small tree
EasyTrees
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–20 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Bark all year; fall color
- How it spreads
- Small tree
- What to buy
- Container or balled-and-burlapped.
- When to plant
- Plant April or September.
In the design
Slow, and worth it. One of the better small trees for a Chicago lot that cannot hold an oak. Give it the mature width.
