The Norway Maple Acer platanoides is a large vigorous deciduous tree with glorious bright green maple shaped leaves throughout the spring and summer turning yellow/orange in autumn. Small yellow flowers tinted with red appear in spring. Come autumn the leaves on a Norway Maple change to orange and yellow giving a wonderful show for most of the year.

Norwegian Maple is a fast-growing elegant tree with a broad head, Norway Maples need a large space and grow on most well-drained soil, in sun or slight shade. This maple tree is very tolerant of pollution, in both sheltered or exposed conditions makes it popular in towns and cities and it’s wonderful shape makes it a favourite in parks and country estates.

Cultivation: Cities, parks , urban/country
Soil: This Maple tree likes most soils, even chalk, moist well-drained
Position: Sun, exposed/sheltered
Foliage: Deciduous, maple shaped leaves, good colours
Flowering: Small flowers in spring
Habit: Broad spreading
Hardiness: The Norway Maple is hardy and tolerant of pollution
Growth: Vigorous
Benefits to Wildlife: Some
Height & Spread in Maturity: 25m x 15m