Acer griseumA handsome tree with an oval to rounded crown, an open habit, and upright branching. Soft green leaves turn scarlet in fall. Becomes distinctive and elegant with age, as its papery sheets of bark peel to reveal cinnamon brown new bark. An excellent small landscape specimen or woodland understory accent. Deciduous. Slowly reaches 25 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide.

This wonderful beardtongue has spikes of brilliant blue flowers and evergreen foliage and is easy to grow

Silvery tomentum on the new growth

evergreen leaves with reddish-brown teeth and terminal spines form a marvelous symmetrical rosette

Early-blooming from spring to early summer with repeat sporadic blooms into October

At home in that most difficult of gardens-- dry shade

’ which used to be considered the most remarkable weeping broadleaf

Grows 4ft ht

and aged forest products

where soil temperatures will stay between 65-70 degrees

Young stem segments can produce yellow to orange flowers at their tips

5″HWeight: 46 lbs

be sure to site in an area with well drained soil