Acer Platanoides

It is a deciduous tree growing to 20–30 metres tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter with a broad, rounded crown. The bark is grey-brown and shallowly grooved; unlike many other maples, mature trees do not tend to develop a shaggy bark. The shoots are green at first, soon becoming pale brown; the Winter buds are shiny red-brown.