Acer campestre

Common Name(s):

Phonetic Spelling

AY-ser kam-PES-tray

This plant is an invasive species in North Carolina

Description

Shrub or small tree, crown rounded. Easy to transplant; good street tree; casts dense shade; shallow root system. The form is rounded; dense; often branched to the ground.

Buds: terminal imbricate, scales grayish-brown to brownish-black, apex often pubescent & chaffy, lateral smaller, appressed.

Fall color yellow, but not consistent. Prefers rich,well-drained soils. Tolerant of air pollution, alkaline soils, clay soil, dry soils and compaction. No serious pests/diseases. Used as hedges, lawn & street trees, under utility lines.

Native to Europe. Distribution Map.

W. Asia.

Family name Sapindaceae (formerly Aceraceae)

Quick ID Hints:

Leaves simple, 3-5 palmately lobed
Leaf margin entire
Leaves concolorous, pubescent below
Petiole milky sap
Fruit with horizontal wings

Cultivars / Varieties:

'Pulverulentum'
'Royal Ruby'

Tags:

#deciduous #fall color #yellow #shade tree #compaction #drought tolerant #wildlife plant #hedge #urban #air pollution tolerant #playground #wet sites #children's garden #shimmer #pollinator plant

Acer campestere — fall color Herman Falkner sokol CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Acer campestre — leaf Free Photos and Art CC BY 2.0

Acer campestre tree Andreas Rockstein CC BY-SA 2.5

Cultivars / Varieties:

'Pulverulentum'
'Royal Ruby'

Tags:

#deciduous #fall color #yellow #shade tree #compaction #drought tolerant #wildlife plant #hedge #urban #air pollution tolerant #playground #wet sites #children's garden #shimmer #pollinator plant

Attributes:
Genus:

Acer

Species:

campestre

Family:

Sapindaceae

Life Cycle:

Woody

Recommended Propagation Strategy:

Seed

Country Or Region Of Origin:

Europe, Western Asia

Play Value:

Attracts Pollinators

Shade

Wildlife Food Source

Wind Shimmer

Dimensions:

Height: 25 ft. 0 in. - 35 ft. 0 in.

Width: 25 ft. 0 in. - 35 ft. 0 in.

Whole Plant Traits:
Plant Type:

Tree

Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Habit/Form:

Rounded

Growth Rate:

Slow

Maintenance:

Low

Texture:

Medium

Cultural Conditions:
Light:

Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

Soil Texture:

Clay

Loam (Silt)

Sand

Soil pH:

Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Soil Drainage:

Good Drainage

Moist

Occasionally Dry

Available Space To Plant:

24-60 feet

Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Fruit:
Fruit Color:

Brown/Copper

Display/Harvest Time:

Fall

Fruit Type:

Samara

Fruit Description:

A schizocarp of two samaras, wings horizontal, nutlet often pubescent.

Flowers:
Flower Color:

Green

Insignificant

Flower Inflorescence:

Insignificant

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring

Flower Description:

Not showy, green, inconspicuous.

Leaves:
Leaf Characteristics:

Deciduous

Leaf Color:

Green

Leaf Type:

Simple

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Margin:

Lobed

Hairs Present:

No

Leaf Length:

1-3 inches

Leaf Description:

2 to 4 in. opposite, simple leaves with 3 to 5 rounded lobes; entire, dull green above, pubescent beneath, 2-4" long; venation palmate; petiole to 4" with milky sap. Sometimes develops yellow to yellow-green fall color late in the season

Bark:
Bark Color:

Black

Dark Brown

Dark Gray

Light Brown

Light Gray

Surface/Attachment:

Ridges

Bark Description:

Shallow ridges and furrows

Stem:
Stem Color:

Brown/Copper

Stem Is Aromatic:

No

Stem Description:

Light brown, lenticels, older with longitudinal corky fissures.

Landscape:
Landscape Location:

Recreational Play Area

Landscape Theme:

Butterfly Garden

Children's Garden

Pollinator Garden

Design Feature:

Shade Tree

Street Tree

Attracts:

Butterflies

Songbirds

Resistance To Challenges:

Compaction

Pollution

Urban Conditions

Wet Soil

Problems:

Invasive Species