Hedge MAple

Hedge MAple

Acer campestre

Aceraceae (Maple Family)

▲ foliage and fruit

▲ ▼ two different types of bark (lower is more common)

Location on Missouri State University campus: south of Parking Lots 22 and 24 (south of Grand) along south edge of parking lots

Acer campestre: Hedge Maple

• leaves opposite, simple, deciduous, palmately 3-5-lobed; dark green above and pubescent beneath; leaves 2-4" long and wide; sometimes yellow fall color
• stems slender, light brown, glabrous with lenticels; may develop corky fissures with age
• barks is gray-black with ridge and furrow texture
• prefers full sun to light shade; well-drained, high organic matter soils; tolerates dry soils and compact soils and pH extremes
• naturally grows 25-35' tall with dense, rounded canopy, but can be trimmed as a hedge (hence the name)
• generally slow growth rate
• similar to Acer myabei (Myabei Maple)