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Field Maple - Acer campestre

Field Maple - Acer campestre

Field Maple - Acer campestre
From £8.00£9.60Inc VAT
Prices from as low as 30p per plant (ex. VAT)
Acidic, Sandy, Peaty Acidic, Sandy, Peaty
Alkaline, Chalky, Calcareous Alkaline, Chalky, Calcareous
Light Sand Light Sand
Neutral Neutral
Autumn Interest Autumn Interest
Growth Rate: Moderate Growth Rate: Moderate
Height: Medium Height: Medium
Native Native
Use: Farm Woodland Use: Farm Woodland
Use: Field and Farm Hedging Use: Field and Farm Hedging
Use: Firewood Use: Firewood

Details & Pricing
Site & Height
Characteristics
Uses & Wildlife
Pruning
Questions
Reviews

A picturesque and attractive medium-sized native tree. Field Maple is relatively quick growing and deciduous, losing leaves in the winter. Frequently used in rustic country hedges as a companion to Hawthorn and other hedgerow species. Can also be planted as an interesting specimen tree and commonly seen within native woodlands throughout the UK. This tree is good for coppicing and can be used for wood-turning and carving.

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Bareroot Availability




Excluding VAT Including VAT
Height (cm) Pack Size Pack Price Price per plant Pack Price Price per plant
40-60cm 10
25
50
100
250
500		 £8.00
£15.00
£27.50
£50.00
£100.00
£150.00		 0.80
0.60
0.55 
0.50
0.40
0.30		 £9.60
£18.00
£33.00
£60.00
£120.00
£180.00		 0.96
0.72
0.66 
0.60
0.48
0.36
60-80cm 10
25
50
100
250
500		 £9.00
£17.50
£32.50
£60.00
£125.00
£200.00		 0.90
0.70
0.65 
0.60
0.50
0.40		 £10.80
£21.00
£39.00
£72.00
£150.00
£240.00		 1.08
0.84
0.78
0.72
0.60
0.48
80-100cm 10
25
50
100
250		 £13.00
£22.50
£42.50
£80.00
£175.00		 1.30
0.90
0.85
0.80
0.70		 £15.60
£27.00
£51.00
£96.00
£210.00		 1.56
1.08
1.02 
0.96
0.84
150-175cm 1 £8.75 8.75 £10.50 10.50

Calculating the average price per plant

Whilst we have priced our plants in bundle sizes for ease, we do appreciate that there will be times when you must purchase a set number of plants. When working out the cost of the plants, always bear in mind the average price per plant that you will pay.

For example:

  • If you have a rigid requirement for 350 plants and the bundle sizes available are 10, 100, 250 and 500, you should select one bundle of 250 and one bundle of 100.


  • Let’s say that the cost per plant for a bundle of 100 is 70p (ex. VAT), whilst the cost per plant for a bundle of 250 is 60p (ex. VAT).


  • The average price per plant for this combination would be just 63p, which is simply 100 x 70p + 250 x 60p, divided by 350 (the total number of plants), as opposed to 76p per plant if you added 3 bundles of 100 and 5 bundles of 10 to your basket.

Site & soil

Field Maple is a resilient, tough plant doing well on most sites, except waterlogged soils. Especially good on chalky soils. Tolerant of shade and frost.

Height x spread
Below are the approximate stages of growth, assuming sited in suitable conditions for this species;

After 10 years: 8m x 3m
After 20 years: 20m x 6m

Leaf & Bark
Field Maple has a palmate 5 lobed leaf which is pinkish or red in spring, then green, before turning bright golden-yellow in autumn. Field Maple is deciduous and looses its leaves in winter.

The bark is pale to dark grey brown with narrow fissures and a cork like texture

Flower, Seed & Fruit
The yellow to green flowers appear in May in upright clusters. The fruit appears as double keys with the ‘wings’ almost horizontal.

Uses
Field Maple is commonly used in hedges, as a coppiced shrub or individual tree. The timber can be used for wood-turning and carving.

Wildlife
Field maple supports a wide range of insects.

Pruning
Field Maple hedges should be pruned in winter to stimulate thicker growth during the following growing season. Individual plants can be coppiced from November to February.

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