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Leaf arrangement: opposite/subopposite (Fig. 3) Leaf type: simple Leaf margin: lobed, dentate, incised Leaf shape: star-shaped Leaf venation: palmate Leaf type and persistence: deciduous Leaf blade length: 4 to 8 inches Leaf color: green Fall color: yellow Fall characteristic: showy. Key Steps. 1a – Opposite leaf arrangement on stem - go to 2. 2a – Leaf simple - go to 3. 3a – Leaves are lobed - go to 4.

4a – Milky sap is visible when fresh petiole is broken at base of petiole Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.

Acer platanoides-- Norway Maple Page 2 Foliage Figure 2. Shaded area represents potential planting range. Leaf arrangement: opposite/subopposite (Fig. 3) Leaf type: simple Leaf margin: lobed; dentate; incised Leaf shape: star-shaped Leaf venation: palmate Leaf type and persistence: deciduous Leaf blade length: 4 to 8 inches Leaf color: green Fall color: yellow. Leaf description: Norway maple has simple leaves in pairs (opposite) that are three to six inches long.

Leaves are slightly broader than those of sugar maple. The five lobed leaves are dark green in summer. Fall color can range from yellow-green to yellow. Flower description: Small, pale yellow flowers appear in upright, rounded clusters. Sep 15, sugar maple leaves are generally longer than wide. Norway maple leaves when broken off at the petiole exude milky white sp where sugar maple has clear watery sap. Norway maple seeds (winged samaras) form in oppositely arranged pairs with a wide spread (°); sugar maple seeds, and other native maple seeds, are horseshoe shaped where the wings.