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.
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
Here is the common red-leaved variety of Norway Maple. It is widely planted as a "lawn tree.".
Early spring flower cluster.
Close-up view of the flowers.
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.
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.
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