Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area - considered to be invasive]

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Family: Sapindaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: May - August

A native of Europe that was originally planted in North America as an ornamental, Norway Maple has escaped to a variety of habitats. It is the only maple in the mid-Atlantic region with a diamondlike bark pattern similar to ash.




29 May 2015
Manassas, VA
31 July 2014
Manassas, VA
(specimen is ~35 years old)
31 July 2014
Manassas, VA
31 July 2014
Manassas, VA
(milky sap exudes from broken leaf base)
6 April 2019
Arlington, VA
6 April 2019
Arlington, VA
31 July 2014
Manassas, VA
(samaras are spread at a wide angle)
 




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