Acer pseudoplatanus 'Nizetii'
Common name: 
Nizetii Sycamore Maple or Planetree Maple
Nizetii Planetree Maple
Pronunciation: 
A-ser soo-do-PLAT-an-us
Family: 
Aceraceae
Genus: 
Acer
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf deciduous tree, slow-medium growth rate, possibly 12 × 7 ft (3.6 × 2.1 m) in 10 years.  Leaves simple, opposite; emerge red-brown, variegated, blotched and streaked with pink, red and orange above, yellow-green later; underside purplish.  
  • Sun to part shade.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4.     Introduced about 1887 by the Makoy nursery in Belgium (Jacobson, 1996).
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  • plant habit, early fall

    plant habit, early fall

  • leaves, early fall

    leaves, early fall

  • leaves, early fall

    leaves, early fall