Common item, unless not being stocked in some areas because of pest status of species. This is not a minor consideration (the Norway maple seedlings flooding a certain Seattle park ravine in recent years are amazing and dismaying). If unconcerned about reseeding, look for Acer platanoides 'Drummondii'. Apt to revert to green typical plant, if you can keep reversions pruned out may end up with striking specimen. Most I see planted here go all green in short order, occasional stable individual that has grown on to some size a conspicuous feature. A large one could be spectacular.

A tri-color beech would be a far more desirable specimen and somewhat more readily available. Norway maples are very invasive in a lot of the US and not really a tree for the long term either.

Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor' often not retaining much white with age, even if there is a fair amount at time of purchase. Acer negundo 'Variegatum' would provide more similar effect to A. platanoides 'Drummondii'. Will also be likely to require removal of reversions, although doesn't seem to be as bad. Newer A. negundo 'Flamingo' has added appeal of quite a bit of pink on new leaves. Neither will be wanted, however, by those who dislike box elder.

Interestingly, I saw what appeared to me to be Drummondii all over Ireland this summer. I was surprised to say the least. Most were young trees. Wonder how they'll do long term with such mild winters there? Almost no one seems to know or care about removing green shoots, as almost every tree I saw had a fair amount.

Does anyone have any concrete information on seedlings from cultivars of platanoides, esp Drummondii, taking hold and becoming invasive anywhere? In my state, they're all up in arms recently about Norways and a few supposed invasives. I've got first hand knowledge of several properties that have large trees. Those with some unnamed red cultivars have seeded occasionally here and there, even in unkept lots, but nothing near being invasive. One common Norway I know has also seeded occasionally, but again, not badly, and they have never spread into nearby wooded areas. I have seen one small lot where they have filled in, in a mixed species area, but certainly have not taken over and out competed everything else.

After driest summer on record many A. platanoides 'Drummondii' in Seattle show scorching of white areas. Not a lovely effect.