Botanic Garden
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Scientific name: Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax

Common name: Zimt-Ahorn, Chinese paperbark maple

Family: Sapindaceae (Hop bush family, Soapberry family)

Distribution: W China

Hardiness: Zone 6b (-20.5 bis -17.8 °C)

Life form: Tree

Comments: Due to its exceptionally beautiful bark, the paperbark maple is one of the most attractive of all maples. It was introduced to euraopean gardens from western China by the plant hunter Ernest Henry Wilson in 1901. Unfortunately, this maple is very difficult to propagate, because seed germination is usually very poor.