Field Maple

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Europe, SW Asia

Cultivation

Sunset Zones:		2-9, 14, 31-41

Scientific Names
Sapindaceae >	Acer >	campestre >

Read about Field Maple in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Acer campestre, Linn. Shrub or tree, occasionally 50 ft., with corky branches: lvs. 3-5-lobed, l 1/2-3 1/2 in. long, green and pubescent beneath or nearly glabrous; lobes entire or the middle one slightly 3-lobed: corymbs erect, hairy: fr. with horizontally spreading wings. Eu., W.Asia. H.W.3:46, p. 45. F.E. 20, pl. 108 (habit). Gt. 1893, p. 327.—Shrub or tree of moderate, dense growth, with dull green foliage, valuable for planting as undergrowth and on dry ground. Many varieties and garden forms: Var. argenteo-variegatum, Schwerin. Lvs. with large white blotches. Var. pulverulentum, Kirchn. Lvs. sprinkled with white. Var. austriacum, DC. Usually a tree: lvs. 5-lobed, with acute, nearly entire lobes: fr. glabrous. F.E. 19, pi. 98 (habit). Var. tauricum, Kirchn. Shrub: lvs. 5-lobed; small, lobes 3-lobed. Var. hebecarpum, DC. Fr. and generally the lvs. pubescent beneath^CH. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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