Acer campestre | hedge maple

ARCHIVED PLANT. This page serves as reference only. We are no longer propagating this plant.

Hedge maple is rarely seen in American landscapes, but regularly used in European gardens. It makes for an excellent hedge and has few rivals amongst medium size landscape trees. It has an attractive rounded shape, adorable dainty leaves, and is extremely drought and heat tolerant. As I sit writing this at the end of November, the leaves on our trees are still green and lustrous.

Zones: 5 to 8
Family: Sapindaceae
Type: Deciduous Tree
Height: 25 to 35 feet
Spread: 25 to 35 feet
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Conditions: Average, medium, well-drained soil
Bloom Time: April to May
Bloom Color: Yellowish-green
Native Range: much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains

Special Characteristics

Clay tolerant
Drought resistant

image credits

Image 1 (trunk) Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 2 (hedge) I.Sáček, senior, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 3 (summer form) Willow, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 4 (blooms) Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 5 (foliage) Rosenzweig, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Image 6 (fall color) Димитър Найденов / Dimìtar Nàydenov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons