Basisdaten
description:
The red-leaved variant of the Norway maple is smaller than the green one.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer platanoides 'Faassen´s Black'
family:
Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
15 - 20 m (49 - 66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of red Norway maple are lobed with 5 to 7 pointed lobes. The leaves are up to 18 cm (7.1 in) long. The petiole is long. The leaf margin is smooth.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
smooth
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
many fall colors in darker colors
flowering:
April
blossom color:
yellow
blossom description:
The yellow flowers are fragrant and hang on corymbs.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruit is a samara with two winged nutlets. The wings are arranged at an obtuse angle. The fruit stalks are red.
branches:
The twigs are light brown, shiny and with red-brown buds.
bark:
The bark is dark and longitudinally fissured.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant to Heart-rooting plant
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
sandy to loamy
ph value:
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage:
single tree, planting in groups, garden and parks
comment:
nature bastard of norway maple
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees
