Suggested Native Replacements:
- American basswood, Basswood (Tilia americana)
- Black gum, Sour gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
- Common persimmon, American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
- Ironwood, Eastern hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana)
- Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
- Red maple (Acer rubrum)
- River birch, Red birch (Betula nigra)
- Sassafras, Cinnamon wood (Sassafras albidum)
- Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea)
- Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata)
- Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii)
- Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
- Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
- Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
- White oak (Quercus alba)
- Willow oak (Quercus phellos)
Common Name
Norway maple
Plant Form
Medium Trees
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Considered Invasive by the State of Virginia?
Yes
Threat Level
Medium
Additional Info
Notes: 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.
Method of removal: Cut and paint
Attention! Resprouts; Bag fruits
Additional links
Native Look-alikes
iNaturalist Research-grade Observations