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
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Royal Horticultural Society Gardens,
Wisley
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Surrey
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Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is an arboretum comprising 72 hectares (180 acres) accommodating over 42,000 trees and shrubs in about 12,000 taxa, notably a collection of oaks, camellia, magnolia and rhododendron.
The Gardens are located nor ...
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Ampfield,
Hampshire, UK. Acc. nos. 1986.0127, 1986.0128.
References
Field maple cultivars
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