1/27/2024 0 Comments Norway maple vs big leaf maple![]() Larger trees can be girdled by cutting through the bark and phloem all the way around the trunk. Young seedlings are easily controlled with the herbicides below. Be sure that the cut goes well into the cambium layer. ![]() Using a hand axe, make a cut through the bark encircling the base of the tree, approximately 15 cm (6 in) above the ground. Girdling is useful on large trees where removal of large trees is not practical. Mature individuals in the vicinity of natural areas should also be removed to remove potential seed sources. Larger trees and saplings may be cut at ground level with power or manual saws. ![]() Large areas dominated by young seedlings can be easily controlled by mowing. Seedlings can easily be hand-pulled in their first year of growth. Seedlings and saplings are shade tolerant and can quickly dominate the forest understory. Also, the seeds of Norway maple are flatter than seeds of sugar or red maple. Norway maple can be distinguished from other maples by the milky sap exuded from the end of leafstalks when they are broken off. The popular “crimson” varieties have deep maroon leaves throughout the growing season. Its leaves typically remain green longer into the fall than other maples in Connecticut, and then turn yellow. It has a rounded crown of dense foliage, and gray or brown bark that becomes rough and furrowed into narrow ridges as the tree ages. Norway maple has been planted extensively as an ornamental tree and is now found invading natural areas where it often outcompetes native sugar and red maples and other deciduous trees.
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