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Acer platanoides L.

Norway maple (en), Érable plane (fr), Plane (fr), Aserau (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Acer

Characteristics

Tree with widely spreading crown; lvs much like those of no. 2 [Acer saccharum Marshall], with 5–7 sharply acuminate lobes and few large teeth; juice milky (best seen at base of a detached petiole); fls yellow-green, in erect, pedunculate, rounded corymbs; pedicels glabrous; pet obovate, 5–6 mm, spreading; stamens seated on the disk; mericarps of the fr 3.5–5 cm, scarcely distended over the seed, the wings divergent at an angle of nearly 180°; 2n=26. Native of Europe, often found as an escape from cult. in vacant lots, and now spreading into successional forests. Apr., May.
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A tall broad tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 24 m high. It spreads 15 m wide. The trunk is 60 cm across. The leaves are bright green and have 5 lobes. They are on long slender stalks. The stalks exude milky sap when cut. The flowers are yellow/green. The fruit are large and have wide angled wings. The fruit are 5 cm long. There are many cultivated kinds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 15.0
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 21.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) 1.0
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. It does best in well-drained alkaline soil. It is frost resistant but sensitive to drought. It is tolerant of city smoke and dust. It suits hardiness zones 4-8. At Anvers Chocolate factory. Arboretum Tasmania.
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ound in a range of habitats, succeeding on all but very poor soils.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The sap can be eaten fresh or made into beer. The cambium is chewed especially by children. The young and mature fruit are chewed especially by children. The young leaf buds are fermented to make a soup. The leaves are put under baking bread to impart flavour.
Uses dye environmental use material medicinal wood
Edible flowers fruits saps
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 11 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Acer platanoides habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides habit picture by Adrian (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides habit picture by Pricia (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Acer platanoides leaf picture by Angelika Block (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides leaf picture by Jorge (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides leaf picture by matteo cavallaro (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acer platanoides flower picture by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides flower picture by Tristan Jaton-Maria (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides flower picture by Tomasz Gac (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Acer platanoides fruit picture by Jorge (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides fruit picture by Kai Best (cc-by-sa)
Acer platanoides fruit picture by Bernard Aubineau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acer platanoides world distribution map, present in Brazil, Canada, France, and United States of America

Conservation status

Acer platanoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781455-1
WFO ID wfo-0000514884
COL ID 94H3
BDTFX ID 74934
INPN ID 79779
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Acer platanoides f. productum Acer dieckii f. integrilobum Acer platanoides f. columnare Acer platanoides f. reitenbachii Acer platanoides f. undulatum Acer platanoides f. dissectum Acer platanoides f. dilaceratum Acer fallax Acer platanifolium Acer platanoides Acer lobergii Acer laciniatum Acer lactescens Acer reitenbachii Acer rotundum Acer schwedleri Acer vitifolium Euacer acutifolium Acer platanoides f. albescens Acer platanoides f. platanoides Euacer platanoides Acer dieckii Acer platanoides f. drummondii Acer platanoides f. erectum Acer platanoides f. meyeringii Acer platanoides f. argutum Acer laetum var. cordifolium Acer lobelii var. dieckii Acer platanoides var. drummondii Acer platanoides var. laciniatum Acer platanoides var. stollii Acer platanoides var. minimum Acer platanoides var. macrocarpum Acer platanoides var. palmipartitum Acer platanoides var. crispum Acer platanoides var. variegatum Acer platanoides var. lobatum Acer platanoides var. pubescens Acer platanoides var. rubrum Acer platanoides var. incumbens Acer platanoides var. palmatifidum Acer platanoides var. hederifolium Acer platanoides var. coloratum Acer platanoides var. nanum Acer platanoides var. columnare Acer platanoides var. cucullatum Acer platanoides var. albovariegatum Acer platanoides var. buntzleri Acer platanoides var. decussatum Acer platanoides var. globosum Acer platanoides var. heterophyllum-variegatum Acer platanoides var. lactescens Acer platanoides var. palmatum Acer platanoides var. purpureum Acer platanoides var. reitenbachii Acer platanoides var. schwedleri Acer platanoides var. bullatum Acer platanoides var. undulatum Acer platanoides var. heterophyllum Acer platanoides f. commune Acer platanoides f. pseudotruncatum Acer platanoides f. rubrum Acer platanoides f. coloratum Acer platanoides f. cuneatum Acer platanoides f. cucullatum Acer platanoides f. aureomarginatum Acer dieckii f. monstrosum Acer platanoides f. acuminatum Acer platanoides f. incumbens Acer platanoides f. nanum Acer platanoides f. adspersum Acer platanoides f. latifolium Acer platanoides f. rufescens Acer platanoides f. globosum Acer platanoides f. laetum Acer platanoides f. schwedleri Acer platanoides f. bicolor Acer platanoides f. albovariegatum Acer platanoides f. puckleri Acer platanoides f. pictum Acer platanoides f. buntzleri Acer platanoides f. roseobullatum Acer platanoides f. variegatum Acer platanoides f. lorbergii Acer platanoides f. cucullatum Acer platanoides f. laciniatum Acer platanoides f. plicatum Acer platanoides f. irregulare Acer platanoides f. albodentatum Acer platanoides f. pygmaeum Acer platanoides var. aureovariegatum Acer palmatifidum

Lower taxons

Acer platanoides subsp. turkestanicum
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