Acer platanoides




Botanical Name: Acer platanoides 

Common Name: Norway maple 

Family: Sapindaceae 

Distribution/Origin: Europe 
  
Leaf/Bud: palmate, green/yellow coloring, long petiole, white sap excreted when petiole squeezed, large maroon bud

Flower/Inflorescence: corymb, yellow/green inflorescence 

Fruit/Seed: double samara, 180 degrees 

Stem/Bark: grey bark 

Size: height 20 - 30m 

Habit: upright, single stem, perfect 

Form: perfect, lollypop

Culture: full sun - partial shade 

Landscape Use:  tree, common landscape tree 

Notes:  cv. crimson king used for maroon coloring - invasive/weedy if not sterile