1. Botanical Name
ACER PLATANOIDES

2. AY - ser plah - tuh - NOY - deez
Pronunciation
AY - ser plah - tuh - NOY - deez

3. Common Name
Norway Maple

5. Family
Aceraceae

6. Life Cycle
Deciduous perennial

7. Growth habit
Tree
H ’
W ’
Upright

9. Arrangement
Opposite

10. Leaf
Lobed/ Dentate- ovate
Length 4” - 7”
Width 4” - 7”

11. Margin
Serrated
Lobed

12. Veins
Palmate

13. Composition
Simple

15. Texture
Coarse

16. Flower
Spring
Yellow

17. Fruit
Fall
Samara

18. Exposure
Sun

19. Growth
Medium

20. Use
Specimen
Border

21. Description 5 sharply pointed lobes Milky sap
Cv: ‘Crimson King’ (purple leaves)

23. Cultural Practices
Will grow in poor conditions
Poor Fall color

24. Zones
3 - 7

25. Native of
Continental Europe