Ĭlassification and identification Tree in flower Bark Norway maples often cause significant damage and cleanup costs for municipalities and homeowners when branches break off in storms as it does not have strong wood. In addition, their roots tend to be quite shallow and thereby they easily out-compete nearby plants for nutrient uptake. Especially when used on streets, it can have insufficient space for its root network and is prone to the roots wrapping around themselves, girdling and killing the tree. Under ideal conditions in its native range, Norway maple may live up to 250 years, but often has a much shorter life expectancy in North America, for example, sometimes only 60 years. It typically produces a large quantity of viable seeds. The wings are 3–5 cm ( 1 + 1⁄ 4–2 in) long, widely spread, approaching a 180° angle. the seeds are disc-shaped, strongly flattened, 10–15 mm ( 3⁄ 8– 5⁄ 8 in) across and 3 mm ( 1⁄ 8 in) thick. The fruit is a double samara with two winged seeds. The flowers are in corymbs of 15–30 together, yellow to yellow-green with five sepals and five petals 3–4 mm ( 1⁄ 8– 3⁄ 16 in) long flowering occurs in early spring before the new leaves emerge.

The autumn colour is usually yellow, occasionally orange-red. The leaf petiole is 8–20 cm ( 3 + 1⁄ 4– 7 + 3⁄ 4 in) long, and secretes a milky juice when broken. The leaves are opposite, palmately lobed with five lobes, 7–14 cm ( 2 + 3⁄ 4– 5 + 1⁄ 2 in) long and 8–25 cm ( 3 + 1⁄ 4– 9 + 3⁄ 4 in) across the lobes each bear one to three side teeth, and an otherwise smooth margin. The shoots are green at first, soon becoming pale brown. Unlike many other maples, mature trees do not tend to develop a shaggy bark. The bark is grey-brown and shallowly grooved. It is a member of the family Sapindaceae.Īcer platanoides is a deciduous tree, growing to 20–30 m (65–100 ft) tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, and a broad, rounded crown. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree.

& Sint.Īcer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran.

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