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.