Field Maple
Latin Name : Acer campestre
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Small/Medium Size Tree
Common everywhere, the Field Maple is useful as a medium size stand-alone tree, but is also very commonly used as part of a mixed planting within a rural style hedge.
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This mix often includes Thorn, Hazel, Blackthorn and Holly, and is a commonly used mixture of Species in Rural settings for stock hedging around fields.
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Slender Twigs compared with the Norway Maple
Opposite buds like most Maples, it also boasts ‘Winged’ corky bark in some specimins, a characteristic it shares with some species of Elm.
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There is also an upright variety – Acer campestre ‘Fastigiata’ – which makes a more compact tree capable of reaching 9 Metres in height – so definitely a good candidate for a small to medium size garden.
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Flowers and Foliage together
Flowering slightly later than Norway Maple, it does so after the leaves have emerged.
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Seeds Forming
Winged seeds are the result of the flowers, which are produced in abundance.
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