Look out for a coloured lego like sculpture
Directions
Carry south along Victoria Drive until you reach the busy but well-known Vancouver street – Broadway. Cross it and take the paved footpath ahead that veers off to the left (as shown in picture). Walk along this urban walkway until you reach Lakewood Dr. Turn right, cross over the railway bridge and continue south until you reach the cross street of 13th Ave. Along this tree-lined street you will see our next ubiquitous featured tree: The Norway Maple.
In summer Maples create a enclosed
canopy.
Norway Maple
Proper Name: Acer platanoides
Common Name: Norway Maple
Description: The leaves have five lobes (divisions) and the leaf stem is usually longer than the leaf itself. Leaves are green turning yellow and orange in fall. The samara (the winged seed) is long and flat with the wings horizontal to each other. The tree can grow up to more than 20m high.
Defining Feature: Unlike other maples they have an additional pair of points on the sides of each lobe and a samara that’s wings are quite straight (see picture).
Practically horizontal, the samara is key to the identification of a maple tree.