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Norway Maple Acer platanoides. Habitat native to Europe widely naturalized in the United States hardy to zone 3 Habit and Form medium to large shade tree deciduous rounded crown, densely branched typically 40' to 60' tall, but can reach 90' often wider than tall when open grown
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Norway Maple Acer platanoides • Habitat • native to Europe • widely naturalized in the United States • hardy to zone 3 • Habit and Form • medium to large shade tree • deciduous • rounded crown, densely branched • typically 40' to 60' tall, but can reach 90' • often wider than tall when open grown • grows rapidly when young • medium-coarse texture
Norway Maple Acer platanoides • Summer Foliage • opposite, 5-lobed leaves, 4" to 7" across • uniform dark green color • milky sap visible when petiole is broken • Autumn Foliage • often colors late (end of October) • can be a good, uniform yellow
Norway Maple Acer platanoides • Flowers • blooms in April • numerous small, yellow-green flowers • showy, especially for early spring • Fruit • samaras, 1.5" to 2" long • turn green to tan
Norway Maple Acer platanoides • Bark • greyish-black • shallow ridges and furrows • Culture • adaptable to many soils • easily transplanted • full sun is best • tolerant of urban conditions for a maple
