Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Maple Back To List Description: Acer campestre 'Red Shine' is a small-medium sized tree, with a narrow pyramidal habit. New leaves are crimson in spring, fading to mauve/green in summer. Stunning yellow leaves during the autumn. They create an abundance of yellow-green flowers in May that later develop into pairs of winged seeds. Perfect for planting in public spaces such as parks and narrow streets. Also very valuable for bees and butterflies. History: Originates from the Netherlands during the 1980s. Acer Growing Tips: Very easy to grow in a wide range of well-drained soils. They thrive in sun but with partial shade to protect the leaves from scorch. A sheltered area away from strong winds is preferred. Height and Spread (after 10 years) : 4m x 3m Attributes Deciduous Leaf colour: Green Growth rate: SlowS Size: Small Tree shape: Standard Do not prune Autumn colour Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Acer macrophyllum Maple Leaves emerge with burgundy tones in spring, then glossy medium-deep green and yellowish orange in autumn. Full Details Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Maple The Golden Maple. Young leaves a stunning red turning golden yellow for many weeks. Wonderful autumn tints. Full Details Acer ‘Esk Flamingo’ Maple Leaves have attractive pink variegation with deep red young shoots. Colourful winter bark, exceptional small tree. Full Details Acer x pseudosieboldianum ‘Ice Dragon’ Maple This is a finely cut leaf which turns a kaleidoscope of orange yellow and red in autumn. Ideal for exposed sites. Full Details
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