Hedge MAple
Acer campestre
Aceraceae (Maple Family)
▲ foliage and fruit
▲▼ two different types of bark (lower is more common)
Location on Missouri State University campus: south of Parking Lots 22 and 24 (south of Grand) along south edge of parking lots
Acer campestre:
Hedge Maple
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leaves
opposite, simple, deciduous, palmately 3-5-lobed; dark green above and pubescent
beneath; leaves 2-4" long and wide; sometimes yellow fall color
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stems
slender, light brown, glabrous with lenticels; may develop corky fissures with
age
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barks
is gray-black with ridge and furrow texture
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prefers full sun to light shade; well-drained, high organic matter soils;
tolerates dry soils and compact soils and pH extremes
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naturally grows 25-35' tall with dense, rounded canopy, but can be trimmed as a
hedge (hence the name)
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generally slow growth rate
· similar to Acer myabei (Myabei Maple)