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Acer platanoides
Norway Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 45'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’
Royal Red Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Oval when
young, becoming
rounded
Foliage: Deep purple
Fall Color: Maroon
to reddish-bronze
Native from Northeastern Europe to the Caucasus,
this adaptable tree was introduced to the U.S. in
colonial times. Cultivars of this species, perfected
for use in special situations, owe their fame to this
remarkable parent.
Acer platanoides ‘Columnarbroad’
Parkway ® Maple
Zone: 3
Height: 40'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Oval, with
good central leader
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
This purple leafed selection is very similar to
Crimson King, but is considered by some people
to have better cold hardiness.
Acer platanoides ‘Drummondii’
Silver Variegated Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 35'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Broadly oval
Foliage: Variegated,
light green with
creamy white margin
Fall Color: Yellowish
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Verticillium tolerant
Parkway ® is one of the best Norway Maples for
city use because of its pyramidal to oval shape,
well behaved branching and strong central
leader. It has proven to be a healthy tree and is
ideal for use along wide streets and boulevards.
Acer platanoides ‘Princeton Gold’ PP 6727
Princeton Gold ® Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 35'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Oval
Foliage: Bright
yellow
Fall Color: Yellow
Princeton Gold is characterized by yellow foliage,
particularly bright on new growth. The overall
coloration is similar to Sunburst ® Honeylocust.
Parkway ® Maple
Admired for its unusual variegated foliage, it
has a striking, brilliant effect in a landscape.
Individual branches may occasionally revert to
green and must be pruned out.
Acer platanoides ‘Summershade’
Summershade Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 42'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broad,
rounded
Foliage: Light green
Fall Color: Yellow
Fast growing, spreading to form a rounded
crown. Its foliage is lighter green in color than
other cultivars and is considered to be more
heat resistant.
Acer platanoides ‘Superform’
Superform Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 45'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Broadly oval
to rounded
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow
The name Superform describes the growth habit
of this tree. It was selected for its well behaved
growth, uniform branch angles and overall symmetrical
shape. Close in appearance to a typical
Norway Maple seedling, but uniform and nearly
perfect in shape.
New World Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Atropurpureum’
Spaethii Maple
Zone: 5
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Oval with
upright spreading
branches
Foliage: Deep green
on top surface of
leaf, velvety purple
on underside
A very striking Maple because of the purple color
of the underside of the leaf. Both Spaethii Maple
and the green-leafed Sycamore Maple are very
salt tolerant and are best adapted to the maritime
climates of the East and West Coasts.
Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Maple
Zone: 4
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Upright
spreading branches,
rounded crown
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Adaptable to varied growing conditions including
high pH soils and exposed sites. Salt tolerant and
appropriate for planting near the seashore.
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