Acer griseum SEEDS

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Acer griseum seeds grow into the paperbark maple — one of the most celebrated ornamental trees in temperate horticulture, native to central China and known for one of the most extr aordinary bark textures of any deciduous tree. Considered Endangered in its restricted wild range (primarily the Qinling-Daba Mountains of Hubei, Sichuan and Henan), A. griseum develops bark that exfoliates continuously in thin, papery, cinnamon-orange sheets, revealing a warm orange-red underlayer that glows in winter sunshine with an effect of almost luminous beauty. The trifoliate leaves produce excellent red-orange autumn colour. Seeds are notoriously slow to germinate. Family Sapindaceae.Full sun to partial shade; moist, humus-rich, well-drained soils. Slow-growing but one of the most rewarding ornamental trees available — spectacular in bark, autumn colour and overall form throughout all four seasons. Bark exfoliates in papery cinnamon-orange sheets — the most extraordinary ornamental bark of any maple Trifoliate leaves; brilliant red-orange autumn colour Central China (Hubei, Sichuan, to SW. Henan) — temperate biome; Endangered endemic Slow-growing; seeds slow to germinate; outstanding four-season ornamental Full sun to partial shade; moist humus-rich soils Growing Acer griseum from seed is a patient but extraordinarily rewarding project — the paperbark maple's peeling cinnamon bark, autumn colour and elegant form combine to produce what many gardeners consider the finest ornamental tree available, from the mountain forests of central China. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds. Show more