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Acer campestre L.

Hedge maple (en), Érable champêtre (fr), Acéraille (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Acer

Characteristics

A deciduous tree. It grows up to 20 m high and spreads 4 m across. The stem is tall and slender. It is twisted an covered with light grey scaly bark. The tree has a rounded crown. The leaves are dark green and divided like the fingers on a hand. There are 3-5 blunt lobes on the leaf. The leaf stalk is long. The leaves turn yellow in autumn. The flowers are yellowish green. They are in downy heads of 10-20. They are on short leafy branches. The seeds have a pair of wings which spread out to the side. The wings of the fruit turn red as they ripen.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 3.25 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.8
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. A plant native to the northern hemisphere. It prefers well drained alkaline soils. It requires an open sunny position. It can withstand frost but is damaged by drought. Temperate. It suits hardiness zones 3-8. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Open deciduous woods, hedgerows and scrub, usually on basic soils.
Light 3-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The powdered inner bark of this tree has been used to make bread. The sap is eaten fresh or frozen by children. The immature fruit are sucked as a snack.
Uses charcoal environmental use material medicinal ornamental timber wood
Edible barks fruits saps
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It is grown by seed. The seedlings should stay in a nursery for 2 years before transplanting.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Acer campestre habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre habit picture by main eno (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Acer campestre leaf picture by Rob Taf (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre leaf picture by P C (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre leaf picture by sian murrell (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acer campestre flower picture by Guy (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre flower picture by Benoit leforestier (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre flower picture by de raj (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Acer campestre fruit picture by Vince J (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre fruit picture by Georges Saint-Pierre (cc-by-sa)
Acer campestre fruit picture by Emilie WATINE (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acer campestre world distribution map, present in Canada, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Pakistan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Acer campestre threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781250-1
WFO ID wfo-0000514040
COL ID 946Z
BDTFX ID 141
INPN ID 79734
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Acer campestre f. microcarpon Acer campestre f. glabratum Acer campestre f. pulverulentum Acer erythrocarpum Acer haplolobum Acer macrocarpon Acer palmatisectum Acer tauricum Acer tauschianum Euacer campestre Euacer subquinquelobatum Acer bedoi Acer campestre Acer eriocarpon Acer heterolobum Acer heterotomum Acer marucum Acer microcarpon Acer microphyllum Acer polycarpon Acer praecox Acer robustum Acer suberosum Euacer affine Euacer austriacum Euacer microcarpon Euacer molle Euacer obtusilobum Euacer orthopteron Euacer pallens Euacer palmatisectum Euacer polycarpon Euacer quinquelobatum Euacer rubescens Euacer rubrotinctum Euacer scharkense Euacer stenopteron Acer affine Acer quinquelobatum Acer campestre f. boomii Acer affine Acer campestre f. aegaeicum Acer campestre f. bedoioides Acer campestre f. ferrugineum Acer campestre f. josifovicii Acer campestre f. jovanovicii Acer campestre f. latilobum Acer campestre f. longipetiolatum Acer campestre f. microphyllum Acer campestre f. platypterum Acer collinum Acer collinum Acer orthopteron Acer tomentosum Acer trilobum Euacer eriocarpon Euacer erythrocarpon Euacer kablikianum Euacer leiocarpon Euacer macrocarpon Acer campestre var. fastigiatum Acer campestre var. hebecarpum Acer campestre var. josifovicii Acer campestre var. serotinum Acer campestre var. variegatum Acer campestre var. macrocarpum Acer campestre var. foliis-variegatis Acer campestre var. collinum Acer campestre var. laevigatum Acer campestre var. nanum Acer campestre subsp. hebecarpum Acer campestre var. microcarpum Acer campestre var. mollissimum Acer campestre var. integrilobum Acer campestre var. palmatifidum Acer campestre var. palmatisectum Acer campestre var. hirtivalvum Acer campestre var. oxytomum Acer campestre var. glabratum Acer campestre var. lobatum Acer campestre f. pendulum Acer campestre f. oblongifolium Acer campestre f. subtrilobum Acer campestre f. brachypterum Acer campestre f. quinquelobum Acer campestre f. molle Acer campestre f. bedoi Acer campestre f. collinum Acer campestre f. tauricum Acer campestre f. argenteovariegatum Acer campestre f. puncticulatum Acer campestre f. compactum Acer campestre f. hirtivalvum Acer campestre f. variegatum Acer campestre f. laetum

Lower taxons

Acer campestre subsp. leiocarpum Acer campestre subsp. marsicum
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