Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acer platanoides

 COMMON NAME(S): Norway maple
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: ACERACEAE - Maple family
ORIGIN: Europe
HABITAT: Temperate forests; widely planted as an ornamental
RANGE: Widely planted on both coasts of the United States and Canada.
TYPE: Deciduous tree
HEIGHT: 40-60'
CHARACTERISTICS: Bark grey
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, palmately lobed, 4-5" long
FLOWERS: Small but showy in their clusters; emerge with the leaves
FLOWERING SEASON: Early spring
FRUITS: Two-winged

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen allergens
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS: Popular for landscape where space is available; valued for fall color

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