Acer pseudoplatanus/NJ

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acer

Scientific Name

Acer pseudoplatanus

Common Name

Sycamore maple

Common Name: sycamore maple, planetree maple
Family Name: Aceraceae - Maple family
Native Range: Europe and central Asia
NJ Status: Emerging Stage 1 – Rare (may be locally common). It is highly threatening to native communities.

General Description

• Medium to large deciduous tree, 40’ - 60’
• Oval to rounded outline
• Branching typically dense
• Scaly gray bark, flaking to show orange

Leaves

• Opposite, 3” - 6” long
• 5 lobes with 3 main lobes and 2 smaller
• Coarsely toothed between lobes
• Palmately veined (spread from center)
• Dark green, leathery above, whitish or reddish underside
• Veins may be fuzzy on the leaf underside
• Autumn foliage is yellowish or greenish brown

Flowers

• Yellow-green drooping clusters, 2” - 6” long
• Bloom in May
• 20 - 50 flowers on each stalk

Fruit

• Samaras (winged seeds) are yellow-green
• Develop in drooping clusters (similar to flower)
• Each samara is 1.25 - 2" long
• Reddish tinge
• Broad spreading wings

Habitat

• Forest edge, fields, pasture, disturbed areas
• Salt tolerant
• Shade intolerant

Commercially Available

Yes

Look-alikes

NOTE: All maples have samaras of various size, color and wing shape.

Norway maple (Acer platanoides)

• Widespread invasive tree
• 5 equal-shaped lobes, sharp toothing
• Excretes milky sap when leaf is broken off

American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

• Native tree
• Alternate leaves as large as 12”
• Bark is gray flaking to white
• Seeds on a “spike ball"

Control Recommendations

Foliar Spray: FS-2

• Glyphosate 3.00%
• Please see our Herbicide Use Suggestions and Mixing Guide for more information

Basal Bark: BB-1

• Triclopyr Ester 25% OR Pathfinder II ready-to-use mixture
• Please see our Herbicide Use Suggestions and Mixing Guide for more information