Tag:species=Acer platanoides

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Description
A Norway maple. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: natural
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
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Status: in use
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Tools for this tag

This species tag identifies Norway maples, the most mapped species in OpenStreetMap.

How to map

Place a node node at the location of the tree's trunk, then add the following tags:

Statistics

Scatter plot showing tree height (y) versus circumference (x)

As of 19 May 2025[1]:

  • the average height is 9.87 m, with the tallest tree reaching 40 m, based on 36926 trees[2].
  • the average circumference is 0.65 m, with the thickest trees measuring up to 98 m (1 and 2), based on 67721 trees[3].
  • the average height/circumference ratio is 13.51 (minimum: 0.05, maximum: 300), based on 29577 trees.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Data retrieved from QLever
  2. ↑ According to monumentaltrees.com, the tallest height for an Acer platanoides is 37.9m
  3. ↑ According to monumentaltrees.com, the biggest circumference for an Acer platanoides is 6.72m
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