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Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Green Insignificant Flower Inflorescence: Corymb Insignificant Flower Bloom Time: Spring Flower Description: Not remarkable, appear in spring before the foliage.

Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Display/Harvest Time: Fall Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: 1.5'-2' long horizontally spreading wings mature September to October.

#Acer landscape materials full

Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Shallow Rocky Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Occasionally Dry USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b.

Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: High Medium Texture: Coarse.

Play Value: Attracts Pollinators Pieces Used in Games Shade Wildlife Food Source Dimensions: Height: 40 ft.

Attributes: Genus: Acer Species: platanoides Family: Sapindaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Northeastern Europe Wildlife Value: Members of the genus Acer support Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) larvae which have one brood per season and appear from April-October in the south.

Tags: #deciduous #shade tree #heat tolerant #drought tolerant #large tree #fall interest #high maintenance #air pollution tolerant #messy #nighttime garden #children's garden #playground plant #self-seeding #pollinator plant #larval host plant #urban conditions tolerant #bird friendly #butterfly friendly #imperial moth #weed #landscape plant sleuths course #wildlife friendly #weedy 'Crimson King', 'Crimson Sentry', 'Globosum', 'Stand Fast' VIDEO created by Ryan Contreras for “Landscape Plant Materials I: Deciduous Hardwoods and Conifers or Landscape Plant Materials II: Spring Flowering Trees and Shrubs” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common maple diseases and insect pests. It can be especially bothersome planted near sidewalks or walkways as it is messy and it self seeds easily becoming weedy in the landscape. Its canopy is dense and it has shallow roots which make it very challenging to grown anything under the drip line of the tree. Young tree bark may suffer from sun-scald or frost damage. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Susceptible to verticillium wilt. angle of attachments of the 2 nutlets: a straight line.Shallow roots make it difficult to grow plants underneath. Some cultivars of this plant have deep purple or maroon leaves. It is noted that this species should be given considerable room, as it covers large areas. It freely reseeds itself, so be aware you may be pulling up seedlings.Ĭultivars may offer the best choice for landscaping. It has a symmetrical, rounded crown and has been used widely as a tree in urban areas of the United States though it is not recommended for many areas now.

Prefers full sun to partial shade, a wide range of soils but must be well trained and maintain a medium moisture level.Īn easy growing excellent shade or street tree that tolerates heat, drought, urban conditions, and pollution. This large tree can reach a height and width of 50 feet so having a large enough area to accommodate it is important. Norway maple is a deciduous shade tree in the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family native to northeastern Europe. Phonetic Spelling AY-ser pla-tan-OY-dees Description