About field maple
(Acer campastre)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Field maple is versatile and can be planted as both a single tree and in hedgerows. To get the best out of it as a hedgerow plant, saplings are cut back to grow thicker and bushier. If you’d like it to grow straight and upright again, choose a central shoot and cut back any competing shoots as it begins to flourish.
This compact tree has attractive five-lobed leaves that turn a rich golden yellow in autumn.
Growth and size
Mature height: 20m.
Growth rate: 40-60cm per year.
Supplied as 20-50cm cell-grown saplings.
Can be planted all year round with proper care.
Value to wildlife
Leaves are eaten by aphids, which attract predators including ladybirds, hoverflies and birds.
Food plant of several moths, including sycamore, mocha, maple pug, small yellow wave, prominent and maple prominent.
Flowers are a source of nectar and pollen for bees.
Birds and small mammals eat the fruit.
Soil and conditions
Grows well on most sites, except particularly waterlogged soils.
Grown responsibly
UK sourced and grown (UKISG certified).
Reduces risk of spreading pests and diseases.
Delivered in 100% recyclable LDPE wrap.
Did you know?
The field maple is the UK's only native maple.
Its ability to change colour from silver to gold was valued by druids, who saw it as a natural alchemy that they called 'sunshine fire'.
