Scientific name: Acer platanoides

Common name:  Norway maple

Family name: Sapindaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 22-30m tall, 10-15m wide

Form: Oval, upright

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: simple. Opposite

Fall colour: Yellow. Not really great.

Flower/cone/fruit description: Corymb flower; insignificant. Samara.

Limitations: Variable. Very thirst, nothing grows under base of tree.

Suitable uses: Good street tree; can deal with salt. Fast growing.

Quick ID: Dec. Tree. Palmate (5) lobes with deep incisions. Opposite. Simple. Samaras look like moustaches. Pointy tips. Milky sap when stem broken. Veins like palm holding up leaves.

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