SUMMER SHADE NORWAY MAPLE
Acer platanoides
'Summer Shade'
General Notes
Heat resistant variety.
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- Acer platanoides 'Summer Shade' - Sapindaceae
- Habit: Erect or Spreading
with a High Canopy.
Has Deciduous foliage. - Shape: Conical
- Sunset Zones: 1 - 9 and 14 - 17
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 - 7
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Needs: Moist Soil
- Soil Type: Clay, Loam or Sand
- Soil pH: Highly Acidic to Slightly Alkaline
- Seaside Tolerance: Good in Mild Zone
- Height: 60 - 80 feet
- Canopy Width: 50 - 65 feet
- Growth Rate: 36 Inches per Season
- Landscape Use: Screen
- Longevity: 50 to 150 years
- Leaves: Palmate Medium Green. Gold in Fall. Deciduous.
- Flowers: Green or Yellow. Flowers in Spring. Has separate male and female flowers on the same tree (monoecious).
- Fruit: Winged Seed, Large (1.50 - 3.00 inches), fruiting in Summer.
- Bark: Dark Brown, Furrowed
- Pest & Disease: Susceptible to Aphids, Anthracnose, Oak Root Rot, Phytophthora, Root Rot, Sooty Mold and Verticillium
- Shading Capacity: Rated as Moderate in Leaf
- Branch Strength: Rated as Medium
- Litter Issue: Dry Fruit
- Root Damage Potential: Rated as High
- Health Hazard: Allergy
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SelecTree. "Acer platanoides Tree Record." 1995-2012. May 21, 2013.
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