Acer platanoides
Norway Maple

Acer platanoides - Overall Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Yellow (Showy yellow 0.33" dia. flowers in many-flowered corymbs in spring)
 Foliage:
Green (Dark green foliage in summer); Yellow (Handsome yellow fall foliage that lasts long into October and even November)
 Fruit:
Brown (Green horizontal samaras, maturing to brown in the fall)
 Ultimate Height:
40-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
30-50 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Very tolerant to different types of soils
 Range:
Norway and spreading southward through Europe
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Simple, opposite leaves are 4-7" long and wide having 5-pointed lobes, often with hairs in axils of veins. Milky sap is visible on freshly excised or broken petioles. Leaf scars meet forming a sharp angle around the stem. Terminal bud is plump and greenish maroon.
 Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 277
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 190
  • Fall Color 214
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Shade Tree 172
  • Street Tree 130

    • Additional Information

    One of the densest shade trees, widely adaptable to soils and environments, including dry and polluted city conditions. Transplants easily. Extremely dense canopy and shallow root system make it impossible to maintain good turf beneath. Can be a weed problem, especially in cooler parts of the northeast US. Slight susceptibility to verticillium wilt, anthracnose, and leaf scorch. Can be damaged by 2,4-D drift. Does not perform well in southern US (warm nights severely retard growth).

    37 Acer platanoides found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_4325*ATARK
    2ORIG_6183*APVA
    3ORIG_7598*APVA
    4ORIG_6182*APVA
    52013_00156*AHORTPARK
    62015_00603*AHLTP
    7ORIG_5598*APVA
    82013_00318*AHORTPARK
    92010_12844*APVA
    102013_01054*AHORTPARK
    112013_01046*AHORTPARK
    12ORIG_6170*APVA
    13ORIG_6171*APVA
    14ORIG_6060*APVA
    152010_12845*APVA
    162013_00344*AHORTPARK
    172015_00604*AHLTP
    182010_12846*APVA
    192013_00319*AHORTPARK
    20ORIG_7599*APVA
    212010_07233*APVCC
    22ORIG_4346*AWILY
    232013_00200*AHORTPARK
    24ORIG_5087*ASCPA
    25ORIG_6080*APVA
    26ORIG_5979*APVA
    272013_01008*AHORTPARK
    28ORIG_4173*AOWEN
    292013_01067*AHORTPARK
    302013_00281*AHORTPARK
    31ORIG_6077*APVA
    32ORIG_4224*AOWEN
    332010_07236*APVCC
    342018_01153*AHORTPARK
    352018_01152*AHORTPARK
    362023_00179*ASHRV
    372023_00331*AHORTPARK

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