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Maple 'Paperbark': Cinnamon Bark and Scarlet Fall Foliage

Maple 'Paperbark'

A handsome tree with an oval to rounded crown and open habit. Soft green leaves change to scarlet in fall. Papery sheets of old bark peel to expose cinnamon-brown new bark, providing year-round interest. Deciduous.

Growing Specifications

Light: Full Sun
Water: Moderate
Height: 15–35 feet
Spread: 12–20 feet

Tree: Maple Trunk Bark Peeling: Wound Care (Bark Scoring); Cracked Bark and Lichens on Young Red Maples; Japanese Maple Bark Peeling: Often Normal Exfoliation; Paperbark Maple Sparse Foliage and Heavy Seeding: Causes and Fixes; Coral Bark Maple Losing Bark: Sunscald, Borers, or Natural Exfoliation?; Maple Bark Peeling: Decay Fungi and Borer Prevention; Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum): Four-Season Beauty with Peeling Cinnamon Bark; Japanese Maple: Classic Green Foliage and Superb Fall Color; Japanese Maple 'Coral Bark': Brilliant Winter Bark and Golden Fall Foliage; Bark Splits on Red Maple: Normal Growth or Root Problem?

Garden Articles

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Plants

Identifying Lichen vs. Disease on Maple Trunks and Managing Frost Cracks

Maple Trunk Bark Loss: Old Borer Damage and Healing Strategies

Coral Bark Maple Decline: Balancing Water in Pacific Northwest

Japanese Maple Borer Infestation: Emergency Spinosad/Neem Treatment

Black Spots on Japanese Maple Bark: Likely Harmless Lichens

Japanese Maple 'Shishigashira': Curled Leaves and Compact Shrubby Form

Stop Squirrels from Stripping Bark on Japanese Maples