Botanical Name: Acer platanoides 'Columnare'
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Common Name: Columnar Norway Maple  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

Violet

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Fast, Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Moist

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Silhouette, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Parking Lot, Street Tree

 

Special Uses

Screen, Shade Tree, Fire Resistant

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum

  • Description

  • Notes

This is a columnar Norway Maple with a very narrow, upright habit. Well suited as a screen or for narrow spaces. Grows about 30 to 35 feet tall and 12 to 15 feet wide. Dark green leaves are deeply lobed, and have a golden to pale orange fall color. As with other maple, this has a small spring flower followed by winged seedpods called sumaras
Plant in full sun in well-drained soil, preferably clay-loam to sandy-loam. The leaves of Norway maples can look scorched in mid-summer if adequate water is not provided.