Barcham Trees - Medium (10-15m)

Acer campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple)

admin — Wed, 17 May 2006 10:45:11 +0100

This cultivar of the Field Maple has a much more regular and oval habit than the species.

Acer campestre 'Elegant' (Field Maple)

admin — Wed, 17 May 2006 12:19:29 +0100

This cultivar of the Field Maple is, in our opinion, the pick of the Acer campestre clones for street planting.

Acer campestre 'Elsrijk' (Field Maple)

admin — Wed, 17 May 2006 13:26:26 +0100

This cultivar of the Field Maple is named after the park in Amstelveen, Holland, where it was discovered.

Acer campestre 'Louisa Red Shine' (Field Maple)

admin — Wed, 17 May 2006 13:44:01 +0100

A most attractive Field Maple cultivar, producing a medium tree with a well rounded form.

Acer campestre (Field Maple)

admin — Mon, 15 May 2006 15:20:19 +0100

Widely distributed through most of Europe, southern Scandinavia and western Asia, the Field Maple with its burrs (or knots) produces "birds eye" maple, which was widely used in making furniture and veneers until the early Victorian era.

Acer cappadocicum 'Aureum'

admin — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:19:01 +0100

A smaller tree than its parent, Acer cappadocium, this attractive tree flushes a bright yellow in the spring and retains this splendour through to the autumn.

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Princeton Gold'

admin — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:02:10 +0100

Also known as Prigo, this Norway maple is a recent introduction.

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 'Corstorphinense'

admin — Tue, 23 May 2006 12:27:06 +0100

It was under this plane tree that Lord Forrester was murdered by his sister in law at Corstophine, Edinburgh, in 1679!

Acer rubrum (Canadian Maple) 'Armstrong'

admin — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:47:29 +0100

Discovered by Newton Armstrong in Windsor, and later named afer him.

Acer rubrum (Canadian Maple) 'Red Sunset'

ellen — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:03:57 +0100

An American form of Red Maple, bred in the 1960's is also known by the name "Franksred".