The first tree I found as a seedling in my front hedge at about 4” now 7 foot tall in a couple of years..I think it’s a common maple.. first two pics.. The other darker leaf tree (last 4 pics) is down a lane near my house that will shortly be bull dozed for a new housing development..sadly the golf club sold up to a developer and they are building 2500 houses.. on what currently is lovely tree covered landscape..I might repatriate the tree before the bulldozers come in if you think it’s worth keeping alive
Hi @dicky5ash, looks like the common maple. The second one is definitely worth repatriating, if you get permission of course. Expect emery will ID them both for you. Looking at them IMO they are going to be massive in not too many years. Something to consider. Sorry to hear about the 2500 houses. This country is so overcrowded!!!
I would say : 1/ Acer platanoides (Norway maple) 2/ Maybe Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) When the leaves are more mature, Sycamore will have darker, thicker leaves with less pointed lobes than Norway maple, but I'm almost 100% sure nr.1 is Acer platanoides.
thank you Alain, much appreciated.. I’m going to plant the Norway maple in the ground and leave the other one where it is if it’s just a sycamore..
They are both A. platanoides. They make nice trees with very good spring flowers, their popularity is justified, really. The only thing is that they are likely to grow into very large trees eventually. I always appreciate rescuing any maple, that's probably what I'd do to! I potted up a couple of dozen Mountain Maples today, there were a few that really didn't merit a pot but I still couldn't bear to chuck them so ended up planting in a random hedge. Who knows? :) -E
Many thanks..much appreciated..the first one appeared in my escallonia hedge at 10cm..I thought.. you don’t belong there pal..but I’ll pot you up..now it’s 2.2m! Noted re eventual size..incredibly fast growers
No worries. There are a few wonderful dwarf varieties, like 'Holata', that are gorgeous. Some others (Rezek) I don't find very attractive, but they're small anyway!
