IFAS Extension
Urban Horticulture
Abstract
This cultivar of Norway Maple grows to a height of about 50 feet with a very narrow crown. There may be confusion in the trade on how to separate this from the cultivar `Columnare'. The columnar or fastigiate crown fills with greenish-yellow flowers in the spring. Norway Maple's shallow root system competes with lawn grasses, and the shallow roots can make mowing under the tree difficult.
About this Publication
This document is ENH-193, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date November 1993. Revised December 2006. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
How to Cite
Gilman, E., & Watson, D. (2003). Acer platanoides “Erectum”: “Erectum” Norway Maple. EDIS, 2003(11). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-st034-1993
Authors
Edward F. Gilman
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture
Dennis G. Watson
former associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Michael Andreu
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences