Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) bare root tree saplings

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

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Norway mape trees (Acer platanoides) are

- Suitable as a woodland tree or urban tree in parks and large gardens

- Non-native

- Deciduous

- Safe to plant near livestock (non-toxic)

- A broadleaf tree with distinctive winged fruits known as samaras, tolerant of pollution and poor soils

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The specifications shown below are our normal range but we often have additional options. If there is something that you are looking for, it's often worth contacting us.

Please contact us if you would prefer to order on the phone or have any questions or to discuss a discount for larger quantities.

Our range of Norway Maple bare root tree saplings (Acer platanoides)

We have Norway Maple bare root tree saplings in several sizes and specifications. The 1+0 specification plants are seedlings (often called whips) which were sown from seed in spring and are sold during the following November to April months ie they are one year old. We have Norway Maple bare root whips in several heights. These plants are grown by us in Herefordshire.

Norway maple (Acer platanoides) Summary

These trees are very hardy, originating from Eastern and Central Europe (from Spain to Russia) and West Asia and as far north as Scandinavia (hence the name "Norway").

A tall trunk with grey/brown shallow grooved bark, holds a broad rounded crown. The trees are not particularly long living (around 60 years) and the timber is not greatly prized but it is useful for flooring, woodturning and interestingly, for musical instruments and it is thought that the famous violin maker Stradivari used Norway maple for his instruments.

Leaves, flowers, fruit and bark

The flowers emerge before the leaves and are umbel like (technically called corymbs) of yellow and yellowish/green flowers and they generate a huge quantity of nectar (up to 10x more polen than Prunus species). The large (up to 5") leaves are the typical shape of acer/maple trees with 5 lobes, each with side teeth and a long (up to 7") leaf petiole which leaks a milky juice when broken (but not as sweet as the juice from a sugar maple tree). The buds are shiny brown/red in colour. The autumn colour of Norway maples is typically a striking yellow colour but atypically can be orange/red. The fruits are double samaras (winged fruits) up to 2" wide.

Soil and Situation

Norway maples do well in almost all situations, prefering some moisture level, good in poor soils and polluted areas. They will tolerate drought conditions for shortish periods of time though there may be some leaf drop. They are relatively shallow rooted and need space for their roots to spread or they can tend to girdle. They are often grown to provide shade and will themselves grow in partial shade or a sunny situation but not in deep shade.

Eventual height and growth rate

Norway maple trees become large trees up to 30 years, quite fast growing.

Free Delivery

For deliveries of orders over £300 + VAT, (which is our minimum order value) we have free delivery to all mainland areas nationwide. If you are in the Scottish Highlands or any of the Islands, please email us or call us and we will quote you a delivery charge which we will subsidise.

All orders are despatched on pallets and will be delivered to the kerbside. We will email you to tell you when your order has been despatched and that email will contain a link so that you can track your delivery.

You can request a specific delivery date when you place your order and we will do our very best to accommodate that date but cannot be held responsible if we do not meet it.

Collections from Ross-on-Wye

You can collect your plants by arrangement with our office team. Please ring us on 01989 552028 to agree a collection date. The postcode for collections is HR9 7TF.

As a trade nursery, we normally despatch stock unbagged (packed horizontally on pallets) but we can offer two bagging options.

Bagging Options

We have two options for despatching plants in bags (you do not need to have them bagged but it is advisable if there is any delay in planting and where you have large quantities, delay in planting some is inevitable).

- Very heavy duty black bags - normally used by farmers, landowners, landscapers etc

- Co-extruded bags which are white on the outside, to reflect sunlight, and black inside, to retain moisture on the roots - normally used by foresters.

In both cases, there is a considerable labour cost to us in putting stock into bags, and then the air in the bags takes up a considerable amount of space on the pallet which means that we get many fewer plants onto a pallet compared with unbagged stock eg for 1+0 seedlings instead of approx. 10,000 plants per pallet of unbagged stock, we'd only get approx. 5,000 plants per pallet if they are bagged. There's also a significant labour cost in putting plants into bags compared with loose packing on a pallet (which is the normal method for nursery to nursery sales). Given that we pay the delivery cost on most orders, supplying stock in bags is a significant extra cost for us for some customers and hence we make a modest charge.

You can specifically request black or white bags on the website after you add plants to your shopping basket. Here is a link to the page Bagging Service for bare root plants for farms and forestry – rjtreesandhedging. Please order the same quantity as the number of plants you are buying - the pricing for bagging is per plant rather than per bag.