Acer campestre ‘Elsrijk’ Maple Back To List Description: Acer campestre 'Elsrijk' is a Dutch form of the traditional Field Maple (Acer campestre) but with a more dense crown and a more upright shape. Usually used for street trees. The leaves are smaller than campestre, heart shaped and turn a lovely yellow in the autumn. Fairly tolerant to mildew. History: Introduced in 1953. Acer campestre Growing Tips: Grows on chalk and quite acid soil, also on waterlogged sites. They thrive in sun but with partial shade in an open spaced area. Prune hard in the winter to increase leaf size for a more dramatic effect. Height and Spread (after 10 years) : 4m x 3m Attributes Deciduous Leaf colour: Green Autumn colour Chalk tolerant 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 tegmentosum ‘White Tigress’ Maple Exceptional snakebark maple with whitish-blue and green striated bark. Attractive orange and yellow autumn tints. Full Details Acer buergerianum Maple Produces a round crown of lush summer foliage, gives good red-orange autumn colour. Reddish brown flaking bark. Full Details Acer negundo ‘Winter Lightning’ Maple Bushy headed tree with bright gold and yellow winter stems. Bright green summer foliage turns gold in autumn. Full Details Acer campestre ‘Carnival’ Maple Bold, white leaf margins and pink growing tips. Cheerful and distinctive small tree all through the summer. Full Details
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