Maple, Field
Acer campestre
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Sd 60-90cm
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£1.99
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£1.49
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£1.38
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£1.19
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Tr 60-90cm
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£2.39
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£1.89
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£1.74
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£1.51
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Tr 125-150cm
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£4.49
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£4.19
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£3.86
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£3.35
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Pg 2-3L
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£7.99
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£7.99
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£7.99
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£7.99
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Plant Types & Availability - More information
Sd = Bare Root Seedling, Tr = Bare Root Transplant
All prices include VAT at 20%.
Fast growing, native, deciduous plant with young deeply lobed foliage tinged red, turning to dark green above and paler and downy beneath, then yellow in autumn. Small greenish-yellow upright clusters of flowers in spring followed by winged seeds in autumn. Makes an excellent dense hedge. Any well drained but moist soil. See our trees section for Maple, Silver-variegated.
HEDGE Trim in winter. For hedges 1.2 - 4.6m (4 - 15ft). Plant 45cm (1.5ft) apart.
TREE 6 x 3.7m (20 x 12ft) in 20 years, ultimate height 24m (80ft).
Save 10% on this plant when collecting from the Garden Centre - discount will be automatically applied when Click and Collect is selected - click here for more details.
Maple, Field is available as:
Sd = Bare Root Seedling
Tr = Bare Root Transplant
Bare-Root Plants (including Seedlings and Transplants)
Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.
Seedlings are grown from seed and are typically 1-2 years old. Transplanted plants have been lifted from the ground and replanted. This encourages a better fibrous root system and makes the plant stronger and bushier.
Availability
Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).
If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.
Planting Distances for planting as a Hedge
We recommend planting Maple, Field in a single row 45cm/18ins apart.
To calculate the number of plants needed for a length of hedging, click on Planting Distance Calculator above.
Plant Sizes for Hedging
We do not recommend the following size for hedging as these taller plants are likely to have dropped their bottom branches creating a gap at the base of the hedge:
- Bare Root Transplant, 125-150cm (4-5ft)
Planting Guide & RootGrow
We recommend planting with RootGrow. The recommended amount for RootGrow for an order will be shown in your shopping basket.
We will send out a planting guide with your order, you also can find a guide to planting here.
Pruning
Hedging - As a general rule, plants grown for hedging need pruning to encourage side branching. Usually the harder a plant is pruned the bushier it will be. If they are not pruned there is a danger that the hedges will be thin and bare at the base and that the tips of the plants will die back. If the plant is naturally bushy, less or sometimes no pruning will be needed to achieve a dense hedge.
Maple, Field: Cut back by about one third the leading and long side shoots and repeat during the second winter.