On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:07:00 +0200, Emery Davis
wrote:

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 12:12:58 -0400, TomH said:

] Yes, I believe it is a 'Norway', however, it is rather small
] for its age. The pruning was apparently to keep it as the
] 'globe maple' the original owner purchased. I'll have to
] keep it well pruned because of the potential for size.
]

So if it dropping seed all over the place, and growing like a weed, it is probably
not a globe maple, but some other A. platanoides pruned to a "globe-like"
shape. Still, one comment suggest you've got the real cultivar (small for
its age).

Not dropping keys like its neighborhood brethren, but does
grow rapidly. I suspect it would easily attain 25x25' if
allowed to spread out, having seen specimens like these:
http://www.midwestlandscapeplants.or...?speciesid=416
http://www.diplomlandespfleger.de/en...sglobosum.html

The leaves are much as decribed he
"Leaves sharply and acutely dentate, red-brown in spring,
developing to medium green, and yellow in fall."
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/acplg.htm


Injured maples do bleed a lot, but although yours has been through the
wars, they're a tough lot. Were I you, I'd give it a few years to see if
it recovers.

I think that I will enjoy this tree in the summer, and NOT
in the fall with leaves and pruning.

Thanks for your input.
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