Acer campestre, known as the field maple,[2] is a flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains. It has been widely planted, and is introduced outside its native range in Europe and areas of USA and Western Australia with suitable climate.
Species of flowering plant in the lychee family Sapindaceae
Acer campestre f. josifovicii (Gajic & Diklic) Jovan.
Acer campestre f. jovanovicii Gajic & Drenk.
Acer campestre f. latilobum Jovan.
Acer campestre f. platypterum Jovan.
Acer collinum Ten.
Acer erythrocarpum Opiz ex Rouy & Fouc.
Acer haplolobum Borbás
Acer heterolobum Opiz
Acer heterotomum Borbás
Acer marucum Walp.
Acer microphyllum Opiz
Acer orthopteron Masson ex Opiz
Acer palmatisectum Ortmann
Acer polycarpon Opiz
Acer praecox Opiz
Acer quinquelobatum J.Wagner ex Opiz
Acer robustum Opiz
Acer suberosum Dumort.
Acer tauricum Dippel
Acer tauschianum Opiz
Euacer affine Opiz
Euacer austriacum Opiz
Euacer campestre (L.) Opiz
Euacer eriocarpon Opiz
Euacer erythrocarpon Opiz
Euacer kablikianum Opiz
Euacer leiocarpon Opiz
Euacer molle Opiz
Euacer obtusilobum Opiz
Euacer orthopteron Opiz
Euacer pallens Opiz
Euacer palmatisectum Opiz
Euacer polycarpon Opiz
Euacer quinquelobatum Opiz
Euacer rubescens Opiz
Euacer rubrotinctum Opiz
Euacer scharkense Opiz
Euacer stenopteron Opiz
Euacer subquinquelobatum Opiz
Description
It is a deciduous tree reaching 15–25m (49–82ft) tall, with a trunk up to 1m (3ft 3in) in diameter, with finely fissured, often somewhat corky bark. The shoots are brown, with dark brown winter buds. The leaves are in opposite pairs, 5–16cm (2.0–6.3in) long (including the 3–9cm (1.2–3.5in) petiole) and 5–10cm (2.0–3.9in) broad, with five blunt, rounded lobes with a smooth margin. Usually monoecious, the flowers are produced in spring at the same time as the leaves open, yellow-green, in erect clusters 4–6cm (1.6–2.4in) across, and are insect-pollinated. The fruit is a samara with two winged achenes aligned at 180°, each achene is 8–10mm (0.31–0.39in) wide, flat, with a 2cm (0.79in) wing.[3][4]
The two varieties, not accepted as distinct by all authorities, are:[3][5]
Acer campestre var. campestre - downy fruit
Acer campestre var. leiocarpum (Opiz) Wallr. (syn. A. campestre subsp. leiocarpum) - hairless fruit
The closely related Acer miyabei replaces it in eastern Asia.[3]
Distribution
The native range of field maple includes much of Europe, including Denmark, Poland and Belarus, England north to southern Scotland (where it is the only native maple), southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In many areas, the original native range is obscured by widespread planting and introductions.[10] In North America it is known as hedge maple[11][12] and in Australia, it is sometimes called common maple.[13] In Nottinghamshire, England it was known locally as dog oak.[14]
Ecology
Field maple is an intermediate species in the ecological succession of disturbed areas; it typically is not among the first trees to colonise a freshly disturbed area, but instead seeds in under the existing vegetation. It is very shade-tolerant during the initial stages of its life, but it has higher light requirements during its seed-bearing years. It exhibits rapid growth initially, but is eventually overtaken and replaced by other trees as the forest matures. It is most commonly found on neutral to alkaline soils, but more rarely on acidic soil.[9]
Diseases include a leaf spot fungus Didymosporina aceris, a mildew Uncinula bicornis, a canker Nectria galligena, and verticillium wilt Verticillium alboatrum. The leaves are also sometimes damaged by gall mites in the genus Aceria, and the aphid Periphyllus villosus.[15]
Cultivation
The field maple is widely grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. The wood is white, hard and strong, and used for furniture, flooring, wood turning and musical instruments,[16] though the small size of the tree and its relatively slow growth make it an unimportant wood.[3] It has an OPALS rating of 7.[17]
It is locally naturalised in parts of the United States[11] and more rarely in New Zealand.[18]
The hybrid maple Acer × zoeschense has A. campestre as one of its parents.[4]
The tree has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[19][20]
Cultivars
Over 30 cultivars of Acer campestre are known, selected for their foliage or habit, or occasionally both; several have been lost to cultivation.[21]
'Carnival'
'Commodore'
'Compactum'
'Eastleigh Weeping'
'Elegant'
'Elsrijk'
'Evenly Red'
'Fastigiatum'
'Green Weeping'
'Leprechaun'
'Lienco'
'Marjolein'
'Nanum'
'Pendulum'
'Postelense'
'Pulverulentum'
'Punctatissimum'
'Puncticulatum'
'Queen Elisabeth'
'Red Shine'
'Royal Ruby'
'Ruby Glow'
'Schwerinii'
'Senator'
'Silver Celebration'
'Silver Dawn'
'Streetwise'
'Tauricum'
'Tomentosum'
'William Caldwell'
'Zorgvlied'
Bonsai
Acer campestre (and the similar A. monspessulanum) are popular among bonsai enthusiasts.[22] The dwarf cultivar 'Microphyllum' is especially useful in this regard. A. campestrebonsai have an appearance distinct from those selected from some other maples such as A. palmatum with more frilly, translucent, leaves. The shrubby habit and smallish leaves of A. campestre respond well to techniques encouraging ramification and leaf reduction.[23][24]
Gallery
Field maple leaf
Leaves and flowers
Field maple, Germany
Leaves
Foliage in spring
Field maple, Hesse, Germany
Field maple leaf
Fruits
Field maple
Field maple flowers
Field maple in autumn, France
Field maple, Germany
Field maple, Spain
Leaves and inflorescence
Leaves and fruits
Trunk
Maple field tree, Weinsberg
Leaf
References
"Acer campestre L."Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original(xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN0-00-220013-9.
Mitchell, A. F. (1974). A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins ISBN0-00-212035-6
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