The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: pyramidal sycamore maple

Family: Aceraceae (maple family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe and w. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: This rarely available, deciduous tree grows to 50' tall with a narrowly columnar habit. The flowers are small, greenish yellow and produced in spring. Leaves are coarsely 5-lobed, thick and dark green. Fall color is yellow-brown. This selection is excellent used as a specimen or vertical accent.