Species profile
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
69,563 on Toronto's streets — 10.10% of the city's catalogued canopy.
🍁 Fall colour Oct 15 – Nov 5: yellow, reliable if unspectacular, drops late
Toronto history — Toronto's #1 street tree by count. Planted heavily from the 1950s into the 1990s for its fast growth and tolerance of urban stress; no longer on the city's current planting list because it's invasive and outcompetes native maples in ravines.
Acer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree. It is a member of the family Sapindaceae.
Where they cluster
| Neighbourhood | Trees |
|---|---|
| West Humber-Clairville | 1,898 |
| Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview | 1,841 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 1,523 |
| Eringate-Centennial-West Deane | 1,462 |
| Banbury-Don Mills | 1,406 |
| Islington | 1,347 |
| Leaside-Bennington | 1,299 |
| Princess-Rosethorn | 1,170 |
Notable specimens
- 163 cm DBH at 11 SYKES AVE · view →
- 155 cm DBH at 8 HIGH POINT RD · view →
- 152 cm DBH at 111 GEARY AVE · view →
- 150 cm DBH at 23 HUMBER TRL · view →
- 150 cm DBH at 64 SOUTHWELL DR · view →
- 144 cm DBH at 144 GLEDHILL AVE · view →
- 142 cm DBH at 137 MAPLEWOOD AVE · view →
- 142 cm DBH at 103 CRENDON DR · view →
Read more:
The Norway-maple paradox →