Family: Aceraceae
Scientific Name: Acer platanoides Princeton Gold
Common Name: Princeton Gold Norway maple
| Description | A Norway Maple cultivar with yellow foliage. |
| Pronunciation | (A-sir)(plat-an-OI-dez) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | corymbs of lemon yellow flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves |
| Fruit | samara |
| Leaves | golden yellow leaves are the brightest in the spring , retains color well throughout the growing season, yellow fall foliage |
| Dimensions | 40 feet in height and spread, oval form |
| Maintenance | avoid pruning Maples in the late winter spring because this is the sap runs |
| Propagation | PP6727, grafting will not come true from seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced by the Princeton Nursery of New Jersey USA. #93) |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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