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Acer platanoides

(European Maple)

Overview

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An old cultivar that is a parent of many of the newer red foliage forms. Grows larger and more rapidly than 'Crimson King'. Foliage emerges maroon, but turns black-green as it matures . Color effect is more subtle than 'Crimson King' and is easier to use in landscapes.

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

European Maple, Norway Maple

Common Names in French:

érable Plane

Common Names in German:

Spitzahorn

Common Names in Romanian:

Paltin De Câmp, Paltin De Cîmp

Description

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Physical Description

ID Features: Milky sap in petiole and leaf veins. Large, plump green-maroon buds (compare with Acer pseudoplatanus. which are always green). Leaves larger than those of Acer campestre. Leaves broader than those of Acer saccharum.

Habit: Medium to large shade tree . Deciduous. Rounded crown, densely branched.

Flowers: Blooms in April. Numerous small, yellow-green flowers. Showy, especially for early spring . • Bloom Period: March, April, May. • Flower Color: chartreuse, pale green, pale yellow, yellow-green

Seeds: Fruit: Samaras, 1.5" to 2" long. Turn green to tan.

Foliage: Summer foliage: Opposite, 5-lobed leaves, 4" to 7" across. Uniform dark green color. Milky sap visible when petiole is broken . • Fall foliage: Often colors late (end of October). Can be a good, uniform yellow.

Size/Age/Growth

Growth Rate: Grows rapidly when young. • Size: Typically 40' to 60' tall, but can reach 90'.

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Shade tree for lawns, parks, industrial parks. Needs adequate space to develop. • Liabilities: Creates very dense shade which kills out turf . Grows too large for residential landscapes. Shallow root system damages sidewalks. Verticillium wilt. Can be prone to bark splitting . Seeds freely, get many weed seedling trees .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,333 meters (0 to 7,654 feet).[1]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Adaptable to many soils. Easily transplanted. Full sun is best. Tolerant of urban conditions for a maple.

Soil: Minimum pH: 4.5 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Acer platanoides var. schwedleri Nichols.

Notes

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Name verified on

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 2:1055. 1753

Name verified on 06-Apr-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 06-Apr-1999

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acer

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2183 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. abchasicum · A. acinatum · A. acuminatum · A. acutum · A. aequidentatum · A. aetnense · A. aff. caudatifolium · A. affine · A. aidzuense · A. albo-purpurascens · A. albopurpurascens · A. album · A. amaliae · A. amamiense · A. ambiguum · A. amboyense · A. amoenum · A. amplum · A. amplum var. jianshuiense · A. angustilobium · A. angustilobum · A. anhweiense · A. 'Apollo' · A. arcticum · A. argutum · A. arietimum · A. articum · A. assyriacum · A. atheniense · A. atropurpureum · A. auritum · A. australe · A. austriacum · A. barbatum (Southern Sugar Maple) · A. barbatum schneckii · A. barbatum var. caddo (Caddo Southern Sugar Maple) · A. barbatum var. nigrum · A. barbatum var. rugelii · A. barbatum var. sinuosum · A. barbinerve (Red-Twig Korean Maple) · A. barbinerve var. chanbaischanense · A. bedoi · A. bendirei · A. bernardinum · A. betulifolium · A. bicolor · A. bicolor var. serratifolium · A. bodinieri · A. bohemicum · A. bolanderi · A. bornmuelleri · A. boscii · A. bosniacum · A. brachypterum · A. brachystephyanum · A. brevilobum · A. brevipes · A. buergeranium · A. buergeranum (Trident Maple) · A. buergerianum (Three-Toothed Maple) · A. buergerianum 'ABTIR' (Street Wise® Trident Maple) · A. buergerianum formosanum (Taiwan Trident Maple) · A. buergerianum 'Goshiki-kaede' · A. buergerianum 'Goshiki-kosode' · A. buergerianum 'Integrifolium' · A. buergerianum 'Koshi-miyasama' · A. buergerianum 'Kyuden' · A. buergerianum 'Mino-yatsubusa' · A. buergerianum 'Mino Yatsubusa' (Three-Toothed Maple) · A. buergerianum 'Mitsubato-kaede' · A. buergerianum 'Miyasama-yatsubusa' · A. buergerianum 'Miyasama kaede yatsubusa' · A. buergerianum 'Naruto' (Three-Toothed Maple) · A. buergerianum ningpoense · A. buergerianum 'Shirley Debacq' · A. buergerianum 'Streetwise' (Trident Maple) · A. buergerianum 'Subintegrum' · A. buergerianum 'Tancho' (Three-Toothed Maple) · A. buergerianum var. jiujiangense · A. buergerianum var. ningpoense · A. buergerianum 'Variegatum' · A. buzimpala · A. cadevalli · A. caesium · A. caesium caesium (Indian Maple) · A. caesium giraldii · A. calcaratum · A. californicum · A. californicum var. texanum · A. caloneurum · A. camadense · A. campbellii · A. campbellii flabellatum · A. campbellii flabellatum var. yunnanense · A. campbellii sinense (Campbell Maple) · A. campbellii subsp. chekiangense · A. campbellii subsp. flabellatum · A. campbellii subsp. sinense · A. campbellii subsp. wilsonii · A. campbellii wilsonii

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 156.180 meters (512.402 feet), Standard Deviation = 202.960 based on 7,630 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/1/2009