Hedge maple

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Scientific Name
Acer campestre

Common Name
Hedge maple


Trees
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Hardiness Zones: 4-8
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Slow
Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; moist, well drained soil; tolerates drought, air pollution, wind, slightly wet and compacted soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Rounded; dense; often branched to the ground
Height: 25 to 35’
Width: 25 to 35’
Leaf: 2 to 4" opposite, simple leaves with 3 to 5 rounded lobs; sometimes develops yellow to yellow green fall color late in the season
Flower/Fruit: Not showy
Comments: Easy to transplant; good street tree; cast dense shade; shallow root system
Cultivars: Pulverulentum (Cream flecked leaves), Royal Ruby

Contact Information

Email: Erv_Evans@ncsu.edu

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