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Acer Campestre 'Elsrijk'
The Field Maple cultivar ''Acer campestre'' 'Elsrijk' is an American selection made from established city trees in Ohio in 1953, and introduced to the Netherlands in 1985, where it has become the most popular ''campestre'' cultivar. Description The tree is grows to a height of < 10 m, its crown of short, twiggy branches bearing dense green foliage, turning golden yellow in autumn.More, D. & White, J. (2003). ''Trees of Britain & Northern Europe''. Cassell's, London. The tree is relatively free of mildew. Cultivation As with the species, 'Elsrijk' thrives best in a semi shade position, on a fertile, well-drained soil.Accessions Europe *Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley, Surrey, UK. *Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire, UK. Acc. nos. 1986.0127, 1986.0128.References Field maple cultivars {{Sapindales-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acer Campestre
''Acer campestre'', known as the field maple, is a flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains. It has been widely planted, and is introduced outside its native range in Europe and areas of USA and Western Australia with suitable climate. Description It is a deciduous tree reaching tall, with a trunk up to in diameter, with finely fissured, often somewhat corky bark. The shoots are brown, with dark brown winter buds. The leaves are in opposite pairs, long (including the petiole) and broad, with five blunt, rounded lobes with a smooth margin. Usually monoecious, the flowers are produced in spring at the same time as the leaves open, yellow-green, in erect clusters across, and are insect-pollinated. The fruit is a samara with two winged achenes aligned at 180°, each achene is wide, flat, with a wing. The two varieties, not accept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
