A tree with real winter appeal. Acer griseum has attractive cinnamon peeling bark that is accentuated in the winter months when the entire tree is bare. The leaves emerge orange in the spring, turn pink/brown and then green in the summer and eventually turn a shade of deep red in the autumn.
The patient Paperback Maple or Acer griseum is a slow growing tree that will never bustle for space from other plants.
Whatever the size of your back garden, we think you would be hard beaten to choose a better tree for a feature than Acer griseum. A true classic for planting as a single focal point tree in lawns or borders Acer griseum has a subtle beauty that belies its hardiness.
Attractive all year round.