Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)

Also known as: Sycamore Maple
Native: Central and southern Europe
Location: Cultivated as a shelter tree in town streets and parks and for its timber which is used to make many small items from violins to wooden spoons and as a veneer.
Foliage
Leaves have five lobes, but may be only 3-lobed on some older fruiting trees. Leaf-stalks may be red or pinkish yellow.
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Flowers

Flowers open in April in hanging spikes 6-12cm long.
Fruits

Fruit have wings 2.5cm long which often turn bright red during the summer.
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