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Acer Platanoides (Norway Maple)


Species:Acer Platanoides
Common Name(s):Maple,Norway Maple
Tree Features:Large Leaves,Yellow Flower
Genus:Acer
Growth Rate:Fast Growing
Seasons of Interest:Summer Interest,Autumn Interest
Shape:Oval
Mature Size:Large (over 20m)
Soil Type:Chalk Soil,Clay Soil
Tree Type:Deciduous Broad Leaf
Tolerances:Drought-resistant,Pollution resistant
Tree uses:Light Sandy Sites,Avenue Trees,Parkland Trees

An imposing and fast growing tree of great size and the parent of the many cultivars listed.

The yellow flowers appear in spring, ahead of the leaves which turn yellow and sometimes red in autumn.

A native tree of Norway and Europe, but not of Britain, and used widely in parks and streets.

It does well on most soil types, tolerates air pollution and resists drought.

Its clonal selections are generally preferred as seedling plants can grow to large proportions and create maintenance issues in streets and urban corridors.

Mature height 20m+

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Its common name derives from the Amur River, which divides China and Russia. One of the very ...

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Deborah' from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Deborah'

Introduced in the 1970s, the spring leaves are bright red, gradually turning to dark ...

Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) 'Laciniata Wieri' from Barcham Trees

Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) 'Laciniata Wieri'

Its large, wide limbs make it a splendid subject for parks and other open spaces. Like its ...

Aesculus x carnea 'Plantierensis' from Barcham Trees

Aesculus x carnea 'Plantierensis'

Probably the best of the carnea types, it is resistant to many of the leaf afflictions that ...

Betula pendula (Silver Birch) from Barcham Trees

Betula pendula (Silver Birch)

The Silver Birch is also known as the “Lady of the Woods” – so called because of its slender and ...

Crataegus laevigata 'Pauls Scarlet' (Midland Hawthorn) from Barcham Trees

Crataegus laevigata 'Pauls Scarlet' (Midland Hawthorn)

This small hawthorn tree was a sport of Crataegus Rosea Flore Plena found in a Herefordshire ...

Prunus (Flowering Cherry) 'Accolade' from Barcham Trees

Prunus (Flowering Cherry) 'Accolade'

This Flowering Cherry is a cross between Prunus sargentii and Prunus x subhirtella and so ...

Prunus avium (Wild Cherry) 'Plena' from Barcham Trees

Prunus avium (Wild Cherry) 'Plena'

This wonderful double flowering version of our native Wild Cherry has been in cultivation since ...

Tolerance

Acer campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple) from Barcham Trees

Acer campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple)

It thrives in rich, well drained soils, but does well in virtually any soil type, and will ...

Acer campestre 'Elegant' (Field Maple) from Barcham Trees

Acer campestre 'Elegant' (Field Maple)

It retains a compact, ascending habit, is vigorous in growth, and gives uniformity if planted in ...

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 'Negenia' from Barcham Trees

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 'Negenia'

Negenia has dark green, red stalked leaves. It tolerates air pollution and thrives in most ...

Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) 'Laciniata Wieri' from Barcham Trees

Acer saccharinum (Silver Maple) 'Laciniata Wieri'

Its large, wide limbs make it a splendid subject for parks and other open spaces. Like its ...

Aesculus x carnea 'Plantierensis' from Barcham Trees

Aesculus x carnea 'Plantierensis'

Probably the best of the carnea types, it is resistant to many of the leaf afflictions that ...

Crataegus laevigata 'Pauls Scarlet' (Midland Hawthorn) from Barcham Trees

Crataegus laevigata 'Pauls Scarlet' (Midland Hawthorn)

This small hawthorn tree was a sport of Crataegus Rosea Flore Plena found in a Herefordshire ...

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) from Barcham Trees

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)

A wonderful choice for heavily polluted environments prone to vandalism. Introduced from ...

Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum) 'Worplesdon' from Barcham Trees

Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum) 'Worplesdon'

Unlike most other Sweet Gums, this clone often bears fruit in British conditions. A winner of ...

Prunus maackii (Manchurian Cherry) 'Amber Beauty' from Barcham Trees

Prunus maackii (Manchurian Cherry) 'Amber Beauty'

A Dutch selection of the Manchurian Cherry. Thriving on most free draining soils the white ...

Quercus rubra (Red Oak) from Barcham Trees

Quercus rubra (Red Oak)

Introduced from its native North America in 1724, this well known stately tree won the Award of ...

Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia) 'Bessoniana' from Barcham Trees

Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia) 'Bessoniana'

This thornless clone, in cultivation since the 1870s, can be seen at its mature dimensions in ...

Sorbus intermedia (Swedish Whitebeam) 'Brouwers' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus intermedia (Swedish Whitebeam) 'Brouwers'

This Swedish Whitebeam clone has a more pyramidal crown than the species and is more commonly ...

Tamarix tetrandra (Tamarisk) from Barcham Trees

Tamarix tetrandra (Tamarisk)

The Tamarisk is so evocative of old fashioned, Mediterranean fishing villages. Introduced way ...

Taxus baccata (English Yew) from Barcham Trees

Taxus baccata (English Yew)

The native English Yew is a tree of many mystical and religious associations. Incredibly long ...

Tree Type

Acer cappadocicum 'Rubrum' from Barcham Trees

Acer cappadocicum 'Rubrum'

It is a medium to large tree with a rounded habit. The young, dark red leaves turn green and ...

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)  'Columnare' from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Columnare'

The crown stays closed even when the tree is mature. It does well on most soil types, tolerates ...

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Cleveland' from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Cleveland'

Very good as a street tree and for urban plantings. Considered as one of the best clones for ...

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Royal Red' from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Royal Red'

It has dark purple leaves which turn golden yellow and orange in autumn. Attractive, bright red ...

Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam) from Barcham Trees

Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam)

Introduced from Japan in 1895, this small tree won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002. It is ...

Corylus colurna (Turkish Hazel) from Barcham Trees

Corylus colurna (Turkish Hazel)

A splendid and truly beautiful tree from South East Europe and West Asia that was introduced in ...

Magnolia denudata (Yulan Magnolia) from Barcham Trees

Magnolia denudata (Yulan Magnolia)

Introduced from China in 1789, this tree won the First Class Certificate in 1968 and won the ...

Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) 'Lennei' from Barcham Trees

Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) 'Lennei'

One of the very earliest clones, believed to have come from an Italian garden prior to 1850. A ...

Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) from Barcham Trees

Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia)

The most popular form of Magnolia, widely planted in parks and gardens. It has a long history, ...

Malus 'toringo' (Japanese Crab) from Barcham Trees

Malus 'toringo' (Japanese Crab)

A delightful little dainty Japanese crab that is rarely seen but never forgotten. Its leaves ...

Prunus 'Amanogawa' (Japanese Cherry) from Barcham Trees

Prunus 'Amanogawa' (Japanese Cherry)

This late April and early May blossoming Japanese Cherry is also known as Prunus serrulata ...

Prunus (Flowering Cherry) 'Ukon' from Barcham Trees

Prunus (Flowering Cherry) 'Ukon'

Introduced in the early 1900s this unusual cherry won the Award of Garden Merit in ...

Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) 'Nigra' from Barcham Trees

Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) 'Nigra'

Introduced in the early 1900s this form of the Cherry Plum (or Myrobolan) usually sets only a ...

Prunus incisa 'Louisa Leo' from Barcham Trees

Prunus incisa 'Louisa Leo'

A superb small tree for street and urban plantings. Often referred to as the Fuji Cherry, its ...

Prunus sargentii (Sargent Cherry) 'Rancho' from Barcham Trees

Prunus sargentii (Sargent Cherry) 'Rancho'

Sometimes too close to call from straight forward Prunus sargentii, this flowering cherry was ...

Prunus x gondouinii 'Schnee' (Duke Cherry) from Barcham Trees

Prunus x gondouinii 'Schnee' (Duke Cherry)

A most attractive form of Duke Cherry with lustrous and large green leaves that give a good ...

Prunus x hillieri (Flowering Cherry) 'Spire' from Barcham Trees

Prunus x hillieri (Flowering Cherry) 'Spire'

A cross between Prunus sargentii and Prunus yedoensis raised in the late 1920s. The original ...

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Lutescens' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Lutescens'

This outstanding clone is most attractive in spring and won the Award of Merit in 1952 and the ...

Sorbus discolor (Rowan) from Barcham Trees

Sorbus discolor (Rowan)

Introduced from its native Northern China in the mid 1880s this clone is often lumped in ...

Sorbus latifolia 'Henk Vink' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus latifolia 'Henk Vink'

A hybrid derived from Sorbus torminalis and Sorbus aria this is a Dutch clone raised for its ...

Tree Uses

Acer rubrum (Canadian Maple) 'Red Sunset' from Barcham Trees

Acer rubrum (Canadian Maple) 'Red Sunset'

Rated very highly by arborists for its good branch angle formation and landscape architects for ...

Acer rubrum (Canadian Maple) from Barcham Trees

Acer rubrum (Canadian Maple)

Cultivated in Europe for its fabulous autumn colour and in America for the manufacture of ...

Betula pendula 'Youngii' (Youngs Weeping Birch) from Barcham Trees

Betula pendula 'Youngii' (Youngs Weeping Birch)

Originating in the early 1870s, this small to medium weeping birch has no defined central leader ...

Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar) 'Kelly Gold' from Barcham Trees

Cedrus deodara (Deodar Cedar) 'Kelly Gold'

This Deodar Cedar is most impressive for large gardens, parkland and estates. Like many yellow ...

Eucalyptus debeuzevillei (Snow Gum) from Barcham Trees

Eucalyptus debeuzevillei (Snow Gum)

One of the hardiest of all Eucalyptus, being a native of the high mountains of south east ...

Koelreuteria paniculata (Pride of India) 'Fastigiata' from Barcham Trees

Koelreuteria paniculata (Pride of India) 'Fastigiata'

A columnar form of Pride of India. Raised by Kew Gardens from seeds received in 1888 from ...

Laburnum x watereri 'Vossii' from Barcham Trees

Laburnum x watereri 'Vossii'

A most floriferous cultivar that won the Award of Garden Merit in 2002. Selected in Holland ...

Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic Beech) from Barcham Trees

Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic Beech)

A native of Chile and introduced to Britain in the early 1830s, this beech is a fast ...

Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) from Barcham Trees

Quercus palustris (Pin Oak)

More pyramidal at maturity than the similar Quercus coccinea, this magnificent tree was ...

Quercus robur (Common Oak, English Oak) from Barcham Trees

Quercus robur (Common Oak, English Oak)

Very long-lived, its hard timber has been used to produce the finest furniture, from ships ...

Quercus x hispanica 'Wageningen' from Barcham Trees

Quercus x hispanica 'Wageningen'

This rarely seen tree is thought to be a hybrid between Quercus Castanefolia and Quercus ...

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan/Mountain Ash) from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan/Mountain Ash)

This wonderful native tree is often associated with Scotland. It certainly suits bird life as ...

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Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)

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Acer platanoides autumn colour

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