species
Acer campestre
Field maple
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Acer campestre belongs to the family Sapindaceae, also known as Field maple, native to the UK. It reaches 15 m tall and 10 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay, loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 15 m tall × 10 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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