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Acer campestre
Hedge Maple
Origin: Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.
Mike's
Opinion
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Ideal in the trained form. It is not a tree that is without further work to maintain its form, commonly used in Europe as a hedge, hence the common name, it responds well to pruning. In Ontario I have seldom seen it used as a hedge and wonder why.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
"
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| campestre |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-26) - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - 20 |
| Height |
| 7.6-10.6 m |
| Spread |
| 7.6-10.6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A broad spreading small tree or large shrub. Form may be variable depending on its culture: it can be trained as a standard or not. This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern. |
| Landscape |
| As a small tree, hedge, or informal hedge/screen. If used as a specimen tree in the landscape it will need pruning to help develop and maintain a suitable shape. |
| Cultivation |
| Easy to grow prefers, most, well drained soils in full sun to partial shade, best in full sun. Can withstand dry conditions which makes it an outstanding tree for city plantings. |
| Shape |
| Often a rounded crown that can be low branched without the aid of selective pruning. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Small, palmate leaves that are light green in colour. |
| Pests |
| Occasionally Maple tar spot and aphids, but not of great enough concern to warrant control. |
| Habitat |
| Plains, hills and along riversides. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Finely fissured, light grey. Has distinct flat cork like appearance, new shoots are often ridged. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Terminal buds to 5 mm long often slightly pubescent with lateral buds often not as visible. Grey brown in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small, palmate, predominantly five lobed, to 5cm across and 5cm in length, lobes occasionaly coarsely serrate. Dark green with yellowish-green or clear yellow autumn colour. |
| Flower Description |
| Insignificant green flowers in corymbs in May. |
| Fruit Description |
| Samara to 6 cm across the wings often with a slight pink tinge. |
| Colour Description |
| Pale green in leaf and an unattractive spotty yellow in the autumn. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium textured tree. Has distinct, corky bark. |
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