How fast does a maple grow? - Overview of growth per year

How fast does a maple grow? - Overview of growth per year

A growth rocket at a snail's pace - that's how fast maple trees grow

Surnamebotanical nameGrowth per year
Norway mapleAcer platanoides60-150 cm
Ball mapleAcer platanoides globosum20-40 cm
Sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanus40-80 cm
Field maple, MaßholderAcer campestre30-45 cm
Fire mapleAcer ginnala35-40 cm
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum20-50 cm
Japanese maple, split mapleAcer palmatum5-15 cm

Please note that a maple does not grow at this rate during its entire lifespan. Under normal conditions, the annual growth remains at the stated level up to the tenth year and then gradually decreases.