sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall40 to 60 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) is a tree for specimen planting, shade, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast into a rounded tree that reaches 40 to 60 feet tall and wide, so give it plenty of room. Yellow green flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Chinese elm, Wide Brim hosta, and Flowering quince.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Corse, Krym, and 2 more places. See all 6
Europe, Central Asia, Corse, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Sicilia.