Try some plants with standout bark to make things interesting after the leaves fall. Paperbark maple trees (Acer griseum) are ...

Another tree with the most stunning peeling bark is the paperbark maple (Acer griseum), which will grow in zones 4 through 8. The exfoliating bark is red to purple and curls up as it peels back ...

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University will commemorate Arbor Day 2025 by planting a paperbark maple tree at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 25 behind the Leslie F. Malpass Library in the mall area.