Sycamore maple
Common weeds
- Scientific name
- Acer pseudoplatanus
- Description
- Tall, deciduous tree with wide canopy. Bark grey, becoming scaly.
- Weed category
- Enironmental weed
- How to indentify
- Deciduous tree, lobed leaves with toothed margins:dark green upper, light green to purple underneath, red leaf stalk very visible when trees bare. Has distinct pairs of reddish-brown winged fruit to 5cm in summer.
- How it spreads
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- Windblown seeds
- Environmental impact
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Regenerate readily, invading bushland areas.
- Suggested plant replacement
- Removal methods
- Plant specific removal methods
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Treat when actively growing
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