Melinda Myers

Norway Maple

Botanical Name

Acer platanoides

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 7(8)

Height

40 to 50 feet

Width

Two thirds height or equal width

Flowers

April: yellow

Fruit

Samaras, pair set like coat hangers

Fall Color

Yellow

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Well drained, adaptable

Planting & Care

• Easy to transplant
• Tolerates urban sites and is salt tolerant
• Few scorch problems

Problems

Decline, girdling roots, verticillium wilt, weedy, overused

Varieties

• Summershade - leathery foliage, more heat tolerant, 42x40'
• Cleveland - upright oval form, yellow fall color, 40x30'