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Sycamore maple

Sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

  • Height: up to 20 m
  • Trunk: bark silvery to grey-brown, with a ‘camouflage’ pattern
  • Leaves: 5-lobed, rough/blunt, 8-20 cm wide, often red stalk, without milky sap
  • Buds: red buds
  • Fruits/seeds: Fruits with right-angeled fruit wings (‘nose pincher’) for wind dispersal (approx. 3 cm) 

Ahorn Bergahorn Blatt Janina Deutschmann

Ahorn Bergahorn ganzer Baum Janina Deutschmann

Ahorn Bergahorn Rinde Janina Deutschmann

Früchte des Bergahorn Kerstin Ellersdorfer

Photos: Janina Deutschmann (1,2,3), Kerstin Ellersdorfer (4)