Woody > Acer > Acer platanoides > Acer platanoides 'Schwedleri'
Acer platanoides
'Schwedleri'
Schwedleri Norway Maple
Mike's
Opinion
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I consider it and all its seed bearing cultivars to be a very invasive species. It is often used in urban environments and is often mistaken for our native tree, A. saccharum.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| platanoides |
| Cultivar |
| 'Schwedleri' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4-7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -34 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 |
| Height |
| 15 m |
| Spread |
| 12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A cultivar of Acer platanoides. A very popular tree, often used as a street tree in an urban environment. |
| Cultivation |
| Easy to grow in a variety of soil types. Tolerant to salt. |
| Shape |
| Rounded, oval crown branching. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Oval tree, purple-red spring foliage changing to dark green in early summer. |
| Pests |
| It is prone to maple tar spot; leaf scorch, verticillium wilt, occasionally aphids, prone to girdling roots. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Very dark grey colour with intersecting ridges. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Large and round, chestnut colour, pronounced, scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple, palmate venation, lobed, 10-15 cm in size. When the leaf is removed a white coloured sap is evident; characteristic of Norway Maple. |
| Flower Description |
| Greenish yellow flowers in spring, forming in large clusters over the entire canopy, somewhat attractive when in bloom. |
| Fruit Description |
| Samaras, act like helicopter rotors, brown; green, elongated, 4-5 cm. |
| Colour Description |
| Green, purple or red, yellow autumn colour. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse to medium textured tree. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Usually budded onto A. Platanoides rootstock in late summer. |
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