Deciduous tree
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
A strong shade tree for large gardens. Use it where the mature crown has room to expand.
Planning parameters
Use these values as a practical planning envelope: they describe the adult plant, not the young seedling.
- Adult height
- 15-25 m
- Crown diameter
- 10 m
- Root zone
- 12 m
- Root type
- Shallow spreading
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Recommended setback
- 6-8 m from buildings and paving
- Growth rate
- Medium / fast
- Hardiness
- USDA 4-7
- Crown density
- Dense
Site requirements
These conditions decide whether the plant will establish well after planting.
- Clair
- Sun / partial shade
- Watering
- Moderate
- Soil type
- Moist fertile loam
- Drainage
- Moist, drained soil
- Soil pH
- Neutral to alkaline
Root system and placement
Wide shallow roots; keep away from foundations and paving.
Garden role and season
These fields help choose the plant by composition, privacy, flowering and year-round value.
- Form
- Broad rounded crown
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Season
- Summer shade, autumn color
- Bloom
- Small yellow-green flowers in spring
- Fruit
- Winged samaras, can self-seed
- Garden use
- Shade tree, large lawn, boundary accent
Care and risks
This is the practical part for future maintenance and safe placement on the plot.
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Pruning
- Formative pruning while young
- Risks
- Shallow roots can lift paving; self-seeding is possible.
Other plants
Return to the catalog or compare nearby options before placing plants on the site plan.
