The Field Maple ''

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 ...

'' cultivar 'Eastleigh Weeping' or 'Weeping Eastleigh Field Maple' is a

weeping tree Weeping trees are trees characterized by soft, limp twigs. This characterization may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepyness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars. Because of their ...

that originated as a seedling at the Hillier & Son nursery,

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, and was released in 1980. No trees are known to survive of this

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

Description

The tree is noted for its weak pendulous habit.van Gelderen, D. M., de Jong, P. C., and Oterdoom, H. J. (1994). ''Maples of the World''. Timber Press, Oregon. . It is less pendulous than the other Field Maple cultivars 'Pendulum' and 'Green Weeping'.

Cultivation

As with the species, the cultivar thrives best in a semi shade position, on a fertile, well-drained soil. The tree is mentioned in several American websites, suggesting it was introduced to the United States. 'Eastleigh Weeping' no longer remains in commerce in the UK.

Accessions

The tree growing at the

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died; no other accessions are known.

References

Field maple cultivars Weeping trees Extinct cultivars {{Sapindales-stub