Field Maple
Acer campestre
Common Name: Field Maple
Genus: Acer
Species: campestre
Category: Trees
Height: 8.00 m (800 cm)
Spread: 3.00 m (300 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: April and May
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green, Red, Yellow
Flower Colour: Green, Yellow
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Makes a good hedge, Has interesting/colourful ornamental fruit, Has colourful autumn foliage
This fast growing native makes a wonderful dense deciduous hedge and is quite tolerant of coastal conditions and cold exposed sites. In spring the emerging deeply lobed foliage is flushed with red but it gradually turns a lush mid green and stays that colour throughout summer. It then takes on buttery yellow tones as the temperatures start to drop again in autumn. Small greenish-yellow flowers appear in spring which are hardly noticeable but the subsequent winged fruits are quite attractive. Plant at 45cm intervals.
Garden Care: Cut back in winter when the plants are fully dormant as Acers tend to 'bleed' sap if cut while they are actively growing.
Similar Plants:
Paperbark Maple
Acer griseum
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
Acer japonicum 'Aureum'
Acer japonicum 'Aureum'
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