Gramercy Park Block Association
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Gramercy Park · Tree 50

Paperbark maple

Acer griseum

Look closely at the reddish bark, which peels back in thin, curling layers. Its leaves are made up of three leaflets, a useful way to recognize this small maple.

Trunk diameter
3 in.
Age class
Young
Height class
Small
Canopy radius
4 ft.
Recorded condition
Fair
Inventory date
September 2025

Measurements and condition from Bartlett’s inventory. Trunk diameter is measured at breast height. Age and height are classes, not exact years or feet.

Find on the tree mapBartlett record
Paperbark maple, tree 50, photographed for the Bartlett inventory — view 1.
Bartlett inventory photograph

Find tree 50

Look for brass tag 50 on the public sidewalk around Gramercy Park.

Walking directions

Bartlett GPS location. Confirm the brass tag when you arrive.

More views of this tree

Paperbark maple, tree 50, photographed for the Bartlett inventory — view 2.
Bartlett inventory photograph · view 2
Paperbark maple, tree 50, photographed for the Bartlett inventory — view 3.
Bartlett inventory photograph · view 3

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Tree data: Bartlett Tree Experts (ArborScope), inventory of September 30, 2025.

Species identification: Virginia Tech Dendrology. Learn about the Gramercy Park Block Association’s tree care.

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