Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
Norway maple (Acer platanoides) is a robust tree for avenues and parks, with yellow-green flowers in early spring and yellow-orange autumn colour. It tolerates urban conditions very well.
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Specifications
- Height: All sizes available
- Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
- Watering: Moderate watering
- Soil: Various soil types
- Frost resistance: Hardy to -30°C
Use in landscaping projects
Norway maple is one of the most used trees in Central and Eastern European towns: avenues, boulevards, parks, school yards and car parks. Its dense, rounded crown gives good shade, and the yellow flowers appear before the leaves in early spring.
Planting and spacing
It reaches 20–25 m. In avenues it is planted 8–12 m apart. It adapts to most soils, including calcareous ones, and tolerates pollution and heat. Plant in autumn or spring and stake.
Care and maintenance
Water regularly in the first years. Formative pruning is done in late summer or winter, not in spring, when maples bleed sap. It is very frost-hardy (to about -30°C).
Frequently asked questions
Why is Norway maple used on streets?
Because it tolerates urban conditions, grows relatively fast and forms a dense, shady crown.
When should Norway maple be pruned?
In late summer or winter; in spring maples bleed a lot of sap when cut.
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