Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple houseplant or half so inspiring in

or half so inspiring in color and spicy fragrance

Available for purchase at the nursery all year

4–5-inch long seed pods develop then split open to release seeds that catch and ride the wind with puffs of silky threads

Appreciates organic-rich soil

Photo of flowers (front) Alpsdake

Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple houseplant or half so inspiring inA must for anyone excited about the ornamental attributes of exfoliating bark: Layers of copper "paper" curl away from the trunk creating one of the most interesting and entertaining trunks you'll ever see. Branching is muscular and stout, making a stiff form with an eventually round headed crown. The leaves are lobed and trifoliate, and the fall color a brilliant glowing orange and rednothing dull here. This is one provocative small tree! These trees