Acer campestre
Field maple · also Hedge maple
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Acer campestre, or field maple, is a resilient deciduous tree known for its peeling white bark and slender trunk supporting an open canopy of spreading branches. It produces inconspicuous creamy-white flowers in spring and is well-adapted to dry conditions, making it suitable for urban landscapes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 30,5202.7%—2.3 in
- 10,5143.7%41 yr9.8 in
- 7,9091.8%27 yr6.8 in
- 3,7362.0%—8.5 in
- 3,4210.50%—8.3 in
- 3,2751.4%—4.4 in
- 2,7120.37%—8.0 in
- 1,5850.80%7.8 yr4.6 in
- 9900.85%—5.0 in
- 7170.27%—6.3 in
- 5980.19%—3.0 in
- 5811.7%—17 in
- 3663.1%—12 in
- 3600.73%9.8 yr4.4 in
- 2240.30%3.8 yr4.7 in
- 1960.26%—7.9 in
- 1310.29%—2.0 in
- 1120.97%2.3 yr2.0 in
- 910.03%—2.4 in
- 650.04%—1.9 in
- 550.35%—10 in
- 400.01%—6.3 in
- 370.08%—3.9 in
- 320.04%17 yr2.0 in
- 300.01%3.3 yr3.7 in
- 280.12%—4.1 in
- 10.00%—3.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.0 in, mean 6.0 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
- North Atlantic moist mixed forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Elburz Range forest steppe
- Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Other Acer in the catalogue
50 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
