Paperbark Maple 40/60cm (5L)
Acer griseum
£44.55
The Paperbark Maple – Acer griseum is a stunning small tree with peeling cinnamon-coloured bark. Its three-lobed leaves turn brilliant scarlet in autumn, while the peeling bark offers year-round interest.
- ✓ Stunning ornamental tree famous for its peeling cinnamon-coloured bark that creates year-round interest, particularly eye-catching when wet or backlit by winter sunlight
- ✓ Beautiful autumn display as the deep green three-lobed leaves transform into brilliant scarlet and orange colours before falling to reveal the tree's sculptural winter form
- ✓ Slow-growing and naturally neat in shape, reaching just 6-8 metres over many years, making it perfect for smaller gardens where space is at a premium
- ✓ Ideal specimen tree for planting near paths or seating areas where the fascinating peeling bark texture can be appreciated up close throughout the seasons
- ✓ Quality UK grown stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
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The Paperbark Maple is one of the most beautiful small trees for gardens. Its most striking feature is the gorgeous cinnamon-coloured bark that peels away in paper-thin layers, revealing fresh copper tones beneath. This stunning bark effect creates year-round interest, looking particularly magical when wet or lit by winter sun.
The leaves are made up of three leaflets, each with a rounded shape and deep green colour. In autumn, they put on a brilliant show, turning bright scarlet and orange before falling to reveal the tree’s sculptural form. This slow-growing tree has a naturally neat shape, developing a lovely spreading crown over time.
The small size makes it perfect for gardens where larger trees wouldn’t fit. Growing to about 6-8 metres over many years, it won’t overwhelm your space. It looks brilliant planted where its peeling bark can be admired up close, perhaps near a path or seating area. The tree casts light shade, making it possible to grow plants beneath.
The Paperbark Maple grows happily in most well-drained soils, including chalk. It prefers full sun or partial shade and needs shelter from strong winds while young. Water regularly in the first few growing seasons, but once established, it’s quite drought tolerant. No regular pruning is needed – just remove any dead or crossing branches in late winter if necessary.
Ultimate height
8–12 metres
Time to ultimate height
20–50 years
Ultimate spread
4–8 metres
Please note: Decorative pots shown are for display purposes only. Your tree will be supplied in a standard plastic nursery pot shown in the other pictures.
Season of Interest
Summer, Autumn
Sunlight
Partial Shade
Pot Size
5 Litre
Foliage
Deciduous
Foliage Colour
Red
Hardiness
-15°C to -10°C (H5)
When MatureWatering
Moderate
Preferred Soil Type
Any well drained soil
RHS Award of Garden Merit Autumn Interest Trees Rare / Hard to Find Trees
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £1.32 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £10.74 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £5.99 (Flat) | |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £11.94 (Flat) | This item |
| Large Items - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £25.14 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.
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