Invasive Plant Factsheet
The Norway Maple, a species native to Europe and Western Asia, was introduced to the United States as an ornamental shade tree. Extensively planted in urban areas and still widely sold in nurseries, it has become invasive along the east coast as far south as Tennessee and North Carolina and also in the Pacific Northwest.
Native Alternatives
- Acer rubrum (Red Maple)
- Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)
- Oxydendum arboreum (Sourwood)
- Quercus alba (White Oak)
- Quercus phellos (Willow Oak)
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Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
