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- Field Maple, Common Maple, Hedge Maple (Acer campestre)
Field Maple, Common Maple, Hedge Maple (Acer campestre)
The Field Maple is usually found as a shrub or small tree at the edge of the woods. The bark is corky. Its wood is finely textured and the leaf is small with a long stalk and five lobes.
Leaves
Usually 5-lobed; dark green leaves, 5.0-10.0cm long, 5.0-10.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-8.0cm long. Leaves turn bright yellow, occasionally orange in October.
Flowers
Flowering period V-VI, inconspicuous green-yellow racemes which appear with the leaves.
Bark
Bark is brown or greenish-grey, with deep furrows. Branches are yellowish-green to red-brown, with longitudinally ribbed or striped surface. Cork bark after two years.
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Application
Afforestation, open fields, tip afforestation, hillside stabilization, screening, noise abatement, wind-break, bird protection, forage for honey-bees, public greens, parklands, urban areas, roadside verges, containers, gardens
Native regions
Alps, Europe, Southern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Middle East, Asia Minor
Location parameters
Light: full sun to slightly sunny, temperature: warm to cool, soil: extremely dry to moist, stagnant moisture: to be avoided, soil structure: normal, soil depth: shallow to very deep, humus concentration: slight to medium
Demands
Very adaptable, tolerant of almost all locations; avoids dark shadowy locations, as well as wet, strongly acid and clayey soil; slightly tolerant of salt, tolerant of urban climates, highly resistant to wind
Growth
Medium-sized tree, also shrubby, 3-15m tall; 8-12 m wide; widely conical or oviform to round-headed, moderate growth at a rate of 25-40cm per year; lower branches of solitary trees hang down low.
Leaves
Usually 5-lobed; dark green leaves, 5.0-10.0cm long, 5.0-10.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-8.0cm long. Leaves turn bright yellow, occasionally orange in October.
Flowers
Flowering period V-VI, inconspicuous green-yellow racemes which appear with the leaves.
Fruits
Inconspicuous schizocarp, 2.4-3.0cm long, with flat spreading wings.
Bark
Bark is brown or greenish-grey, with deep furrows. Branches are yellowish-green to red-brown, with longitudinally ribbed or striped surface. Cork bark after two years.
Roots
Intensive heart-rooter; robust, takes root easily