| General Description | A cultivar of Acer platanoides. A very popular tree, often used as a street tree in an urban environment. |
| ID Characteristic | Oval tree, purple-red spring foliage changing to dark green in early summer. |
| Shape | Rounded, oval crown branching. |
| Propagation | Usually budded onto A. Platanoides rootstock in late summer. |
| Cultivation | Easy to grow in a variety of soil types. Tolerant to salt. |
| Pests | It is prone to maple tar spot; leaf scorch, verticillium wilt, occasionally aphids, prone to girdling roots. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Very dark grey colour with intersecting ridges. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Large and round, chestnut colour, pronounced, scales. |
| Leaf Description | Simple, palmate venation, lobed, 10-15 cm in size. When the leaf is removed a white coloured sap is evident; characteristic of Norway Maple. |
| Flower Description | Greenish yellow flowers in spring, forming in large clusters over the entire canopy, somewhat attractive when in bloom. |
| Fruit Description | Samaras, act like helicopter rotors, brown; green, elongated, 4-5 cm. |
| Colour Description | Green, purple or red, yellow autumn colour. |
| Texture Description | Coarse to medium textured tree. |
