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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold - Norway Maple
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold - Norway Maple
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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold 'Prigo' is a variety of the Norway Maple with distinctly yellow and bright foliage. The medium-sized tree with fast growth develops an upright and columnar habit in its early years before rounding out with age, with a densely branched crown. In spring, the leaves are golden yellow, lightening to chartreuse in summer. In autumn, the colouration depends on the soil: from banana yellow to dark yellow, with shades of orange and red. The yellow leaves of this variety, a true visual spectacle, withstand full sun perfectly. The undemanding Norway Maple requires a soil deep enough to accommodate its powerful root system.
Native to the Caucasus, widespread in Europe, from Scandinavia to Spain and east to Russia, Acer platanoides is a large deciduous tree with fast growth, often associated with oak, lime, and elm in upland forests. It can live up to 200 years. The cultivar 'Prigo' was discovered and selected by American botanist and breeder William Flemmer III, who, in the early 1980s, collected street tree seeds and grew them in his trial plots in anticipation of a mutation. The breakthrough came around 1983 when a seedling showed extremely yellow foliage that did not suffer from sun scorch, and the plant proved vigorous and healthy enough to be considered a new variety. It has an upright habit and its beautiful oval crown rounds out with age. At maturity, this single-stemmed tree reaches 10 to 15 m in height and 7 to 10 m in spread. Its foliage is deciduous. The leaves are opposite, palmate, 10 to 20 cm long, with 5 to 7 very pointed, toothed lobes. The leaves, carried on long petioles, are smooth and glossy. They appear bright yellow in spring and turn chartreuse in summer. In autumn, the tree can offer two different spectacles: if grown in ordinary (neutral to alkaline) soil, as the green pigment disappears, the leaves reveal an even lighter shade of banana yellow that contrasts perfectly with the brown veins and petioles. If grown in very acidic soil, the leaves take on various shades of gold, amber-orange, and scarlet red. The inconspicuous flowering, in the form of erect corymbs of tiny yellow-green flowers, occurs before bud burst, in March, on subjects aged 15 to 20 years. It is followed, in June, by 3 to 5cm long, winged fruits called samaras. The bark of this tree is brown, almost smooth and marked with numerous shallow longitudinal cracks.
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold 'Prigo' is an easy-to-grow tree. Unlike many light-coloured cultivars, it is not very drought-sensitive. It is content with ordinary soil, provided it is deep and well-drained, and it dislikes stagnant moisture. It looks spectacular as a standalone specimen in the middle of a large garden or park, for example. It can also be used as a street tree to border large avenues, or as a windbreak planted along the boundaries of a large garden. For contrast, it can be planted in a grove with a variety with purple foliage, such as the 'Crimson King' Norway Maple, purple beech, or 'Forest Pansy' Eastern Redbud, for example.
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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold 'Prigo' should be planted in spring or autumn in any fertile, deep, and moist soil in a sunny, but not scorching, or semi-shaded location. It tolerates the presence of limestone in the soil but requires a soil deep enough to accommodate its powerful root system. Be cautious of strong winds. Keep the soil moist during the first two summers after planting. Mulching can be beneficial to maintain soil moisture. Training pruning is necessary for young plants, and then every 3 years to balance the branches and maintain a harmonious habit. Do not prune after December as the sap rises very early.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.