Acer Griseum

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged brown, close up, copyright, green, light, London, Ontario, orange, photography, spring • 5 Comments

Close on the peeling bark of a unique, smallish tree at the Civic Garden Complex. Also called Paperbark Maple, it is native to China.

© Sheila Creighton 2019

5 thoughts on “Acer Griseum”

lynnwiles says:

April 28, 2019 at 8:02 am

I have one in my yard. Love it. The leaves are very interesting too.

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- Sheila Creighton says:
  
  May 12, 2019 at 1:57 pm
  
  They are quite neat looking. Is yours a young specimen or older?
  
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Valerie Cullers says:

April 28, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Beautiful…I would like to have some of the bark to make paper out of!

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- Sheila Creighton says:
  
  May 12, 2019 at 1:55 pm
  
  Ha ha I am sure they would frown on me peeling it off but it is tempting…lol.
  
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  - Valerie Cullers says:
    
    May 12, 2019 at 3:15 pm
    
    Just thought I would get my bid in if you owned the tree! 🙂

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