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Acer platanoides (Acer platanoides)
Acer platanoides

Norway maple

Acer · Sapindaceae

Acer 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. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree.

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Classification

Genus
Acer
Family
Sapindaceae
Common name
Norway maple
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Acer platanoides belongs to the Acer genus within the Sapindaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Well-drained
Growth rate
Moderate
Mature size
Varies by species
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Crimson Sentry'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Norway maple.

Acer dissectum (Acer dissectum)
Acer dissectum

Japanese maple

Acer freemanii
Acer freemanii

Acer freemanii

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Further reading

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    Norway maple foliage photographiNaturalist · Patrice Dupont · CC BY