Taxon

Acer griseum

 
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Acer griseum - masarnen, paperbark maple, Chinese paperbark maple
Image: Danford, Mike - NBGW
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Common name: masarnen, paperbark maple, Chinese paperbark maple
Family: Sapindaceae (soapberry family)
Distribution: China
Habitat: Forest
IUCN Red list: Endangered
Hardiness: (H5) Hardy-cold winter. -15 to -10°C (USDA 7b/8a)
Life form: Deciduous tree • Coeden gollddail
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Acer (AY-ser): Sharp (Ovid’s name for a maple, either from its use for lances or its leaf-shape).
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: griseum (GREE-see-um): Latin; grey.
Dyfarniadau / Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description: A small spreading tree with attractive peeling, papery chestnut-brown bark. Leaves with 3 leaflets, downy and whitish beneath, turning brilliant red and orange in autumn. The flowers are small.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society • Trees and Shrubs online

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