Common
Name: Norway Maple
Latin
Name: Acer Platanoides
Type:
Deciduous
Location:
Green bank Park
Ultimate
height: 30m
Ultimate
spread: 8m+
Located
Acer Platanoides height: 4m
Leaf
Shape: Rounded shaped leaf, almost deltoid. Bright green turning brown in
spring when fallen. Smooth, roughly 15cm long with 5-7 toothed, sharply pointed
lobes.
Bark:
Smooth and grey in colour, sometimes slightly ridged.
Preferred
soil type: Moist but well-drained chalk, clay, sand or loam.
Fruit/Flowers:
Flowers are greenish-yellow in compact clusters. Fruits paired, yellow in
colour.
Distribution:
Native of mainland Europe, Naturalised but also planted often in Britain and
Ireland for ornamental use.
This particular Acer Platanoides is located alongside
a hard public footpath amongst various other shrubs and trees. The ground
conditions were slightly moist. I took a sample of lower level soil and carried
out soil pH tests which read to have a pH of indicating the soil to be
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| My illustration of the Acer Platanoides |
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