Norway Maple
Acer platanoides

French names: Érable de Norvège

Family: Soapberry Family (Sapindaceae), (Maple Family (Aceraceae))

Group: Maples

Distinctive features: Tree; Leaf petioles have milky sap.

Similar species:
  •   Black Maple (Acer nigrum)

  •   Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

  •   Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Flowers: Spring

Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Simple, Toothed

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas;  Open areas, forests.

Books: Trees in Canada: 154   

Native/Non-native: Non-native

Status: Common. Invasive.

Notes: Norway Maples are somewhat invasive alien trees. They are prolific seed producers, and their thick foilage shades out most other species that try to grow under them.

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Photographs: 30 photographs available, of which 5 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Here is the common red-leaved variety of Norway Maple. It is widely planted as a "lawn tree.".

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Early spring flower cluster.

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Close-up view of the flowers.

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Here is a comparison of a Norway Maple leaf with that of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum). The Sugar Maple leaf is on the bottom. Note that the Norway Maple leaf has more points than the Sugar Maple leaf. The sure way to tell them apart is that Norway Maple has milky sap. This is most readily seen by breaking a leaf stalk. It's the only maple to have milky sap.

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Winter twig. This is from the red-leaved variety.


Range map for Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)

 

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