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Acer Campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple)


Species:Acer Campestre Arends
Common Name(s):Field Maple,Maple
Tree Features:Autumn Colour,Small Leaves
Genus:Acer
Seasons of Interest:Autumn Interest
Shape:Oval
Mature Size:Medium (10-15m)
Soil Type:Chalk Soil,Clay Soil
Tree Type:Deciduous Broad Leaf
Tolerances:Pollution resistant
Tree uses:Urban Sites,Cold Exposed Sites,Light Sandy Sites

Acer campestre 'Arends' (Field Maple)

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

It thrives in rich, well drained soils, but does well in virtually any soil type, and will readily tolerate drought, soil compaction and air pollution.

A medium to large tree which we particularly recommend for urban and street plantings.

Mature height: 10-15

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Prunus x gondouinii 'Schnee' (Duke Cherry)

A most attractive form of Duke Cherry with lustrous and large green leaves that give a good ...

Prunus x hillieri (Flowering Cherry) 'Spire' from Barcham Trees

Prunus x hillieri (Flowering Cherry) 'Spire'

A cross between Prunus sargentii and Prunus yedoensis raised in the late 1920s. The original ...

Pyrus communis (Pear) 'Beech Hill' from Barcham Trees

Pyrus communis (Pear) 'Beech Hill'

Many nurseries describe this as a splendid upright variety requiring little maintenance but most ...

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Lutescens' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aria (Whitebeam) 'Lutescens'

This outstanding clone is most attractive in spring and won the Award of Merit in 1952 and the ...

Sorbus discolor (Rowan) from Barcham Trees

Sorbus discolor (Rowan)

Introduced from its native Northern China in the mid 1880s this clone is often lumped in ...

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Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Globosum' from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) 'Globosum'

A very good choice as a street tree and for urban plantings and particularly popular in ...

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) from Barcham Trees

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)

The yellow flowers appear in spring, ahead of the leaves which turn yellow and sometimes red in ...

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 'Leopoldii' from Barcham Trees

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) 'Leopoldii'

The leaves begin yellowish pink turning green later and splashed with yellow and pink. ...

Acer x freemanii (Canadian Maple) 'Armstrong' from Barcham Trees

Acer x freemanii (Canadian Maple) 'Armstrong'

This small to medium tree has a tightly columnar habit, making it very useful as a street and ...

Alnus incana (Grey Alder) from Barcham Trees

Alnus incana (Grey Alder)

Grey alder is a fast grower, well suited to industrial areas and street plantings.  Its ...

Betula utilis Jacquemontii (Himalayan Birch) from Barcham Trees

Betula utilis Jacquemontii (Himalayan Birch)

There are now so many differing clones put under this banner that the trade is tying itself in ...

Crataegus monogyna (Common Hawthorn) from Barcham Trees

Crataegus monogyna (Common Hawthorn)

Also known as Quickthorn or May, this small native hawthorn has many ancient associations and is ...

Ginkgo biloba Tremonia from Barcham Trees

Ginkgo biloba Tremonia

A superb male clone making a narrowly compact crown at maturity. Raised as a seedling in ...

Gleditsia triacanthos Inermis (Honey Locust) from Barcham Trees

Gleditsia triacanthos Inermis (Honey Locust)

For those tree surgeons among you this is a far better bet than seedling Gleditsia triacanthos ...

Platanus x hispanica 'Alphens Globe' from Barcham Trees

Platanus x hispanica 'Alphens Globe'

A dwarfing clone top worked onto a Platanus x hispanica stem ideal for restricted urban ...

Populus tremula (Aspen) from Barcham Trees

Populus tremula (Aspen)

The shimmering of Aspen leaves, set in motion on even the most gentle of breezes, provides a ...

Rhus typhina (Stag's Horn Sumach) from Barcham Trees

Rhus typhina (Stag's Horn Sumach)

Stag’s Horn Sumach can be grown as a small tree or as a shrub. A native of North America, it ...

Salix alba (White Willow) 'Liempde' from Barcham Trees

Salix alba (White Willow) 'Liempde'

This male clone has been planted extensively in the Netherlands, where it was selected in the ...

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Asplenifolia' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Asplenifolia'

This Rowan clone is also sometimes referred to as ‘Laciniata’ and has proved very popular for ...

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Cardinal Royal' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Cardinal Royal'

Introduced by Michigan State University in America, their original plant stands at 12 metres ...

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Rossica Major' from Barcham Trees

Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan) 'Rossica Major'

As trees derived from seed grown Sorbus aucuparia are genetically unique they can be quite ...

Sorbus hupehensis (Hupeh Rowan) from Barcham Trees

Sorbus hupehensis (Hupeh Rowan)

Discovered by Ernest Wilson and introduced from its native western China in 1910, this lovely ...

Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) 'Rancho' from Barcham Trees

Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) 'Rancho'

This often overlooked variety is of lesser overall stature than ‘Greenspire’ but it can be ...

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