General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 60 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Uses: Shade Tree
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Sycamore Maple
  • Purple Sycamore Maple
  • Maple
Also sold as:
  • Atropurpureum
  • Purpureum

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Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-05-20
After 4 years, purchased as a young sapling.
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 05-04-2016
Location: Morlanwelz-Mariemont (Belgique)
Date: 2007-09-22
Photo courtesy of: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2013-05-08
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2013-10-25
Undramatic fall color

Date: 2007-09-22
Photo courtesy of: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT

Photo courtesy of: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Location: Morlanwelz-Mariemont (Belgique)
Photo courtesy of: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Location: Morlanwelz-Mariemont (Belgique)
Date: 2007-07-09
Photo courtesy of: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Nov 1, 2012 11:02 AM concerning plant:
    Green speckled leaves with purple undersides. If you plant this where it gets wind, it has a lovely effect. The fall color is not dramatic, mostly turns a mottled yellowish-brown. Fast grower, likes moist soil.

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