Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Atropurpureum’  (syn. ‘Spaethii’ or ‘Purpureum’)                    Aceraceae

Purpleleaf Sycamore Maple, Purpleleaf Planetree Maple          A-ser soo-do-PLAT-an-us

• Deciduous tree.  Leaves dark green above, purple beneath (see Acer pseudoplatanus)
• Partially true-to-type from seed.
• Attacked by aphids.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 5  reportedly less hardy than the species at Zone 4.
• Corvallis: on Adams between 8th and 9th St.   (Leaves often have galls caused by the Maple Gallblater Mite.)