Hedge Maple
- Botanical Name
- Acer campestre
- Min Zone
- 5
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 25 to 35 feet
- Width
- Comparable to height
- Flowers
- May: yellow-green, not exceptional
- Fruit
- Double samaras: forms straigt line (180 degree angle)
- Fall Color
- Yellow-green or yellow
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Soil
- Rich, well-drained, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplants easily
- Extremely adaptable, will perform well in high pH soils as well as acidic soils, dry conditions and compacted soils
- Withstands severe pruning
- Tolerant of air pollution and salt spray
- Problems
- Verticillium wilt, spider mites
- Varieties
- Royal Ruby - new foliage emerges ruby red and matures to dark green in summer
- Metro Gold (Acer campestre 'Panacek') - narrow, oval habit with yellow fall color, 35 feet tall by 20 feet wide
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