Tag: acer pseudoplatanus

There’s Norway to Confuse a Maple

Post author By paulitzer
Post date 8 May, 2016
2 Comments on There’s Norway to Confuse a Maple

There are lots of maples, but the most commonly planted street trees are The Norwegian or Norway (Acer platanoides) and the Sycamore (acer pseudoplatanus), both are handsome species and at first glance difficult to tell apart. They have a lot in common, they are similar sizes and have similar native distribution. The differences are subtle, […]

Tags acer, acer platanoides, acer pseudoplatanus, london, maple, norway maple, norwegian maple, street trees, sycamore

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Sycamores in the British landscape

Post author By paulitzer
Post date 6 September, 2011
6 Comments on Sycamores in the British landscape

Soon after I first became interested in plants and conservation I became aware of the concept of native and non-native species. I grew up in Dover, a port town where xenophobic attitudes are paradoxically ingrained in a population who perceive themselves to be on the frontline of an unfinished European war and are ever ready […]

Tags acer pseudoplatanus, dover, hadrian's wall, maple, non-native, northumberland, pennines, sycamore