OF Ohio 



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NORWAY MAPLE 



Acer platanoides, Linnaeus 



THE Norway Maple is one of the most popular street 

 trees in the United States. There are very few towns 

 and cities in which this tree is not found. It comes to us 

 from Europe where it is found from Norway to Switzer- 

 land. 



The leaves resem- 

 ble those of the Sugar 

 Maple but are deeper 

 green in color and 

 firmer in texture. One 

 characte ristic by 

 which it can always 

 be distinguished is 

 the presence of milky 

 sap in the leaf-stalks. 

 If pressed or twist- 

 e d the leaf-stalks 

 always yield a few 

 drops of milky sap. 

 In early spring the 

 yellowish-green flow- 

 ers arranged in clus- 

 ters along the twigs 

 are distinctive. In 

 winter the large, red, 

 blunt-pointed glossy 

 buds are a sure means 

 of identification. In 

 late summer the large 

 fruit keys with wide- 

 spreading wings ripen 

 and may hang on the 

 tree for months. 



NORWAY MAPLE 

 One-half natural size. 



The Norway Maple has many merits as a street tree. It 

 is hardy, rather free from disease and insect attacks, retains 

 its leaves longer than the native maples, and endures well 

 the smoke, dust and drought of the city. It has been widely 

 planted as an ornamental tree throughout Ohio. 



Another European maple has been planted locally in Ohio. 

 It is the Sycamore Maple (Acer Pseudo-platanus, Linnaeus) . 

 It can be distinguished easily by its firm, 3 to 5-lobed leaves 

 with sharply toothed margins, and its large, blunt-pointed 

 green buds. The fruit keys are smaller than those of the 

 Norway Maple. It does not thrive on all kinds of soil. 



