Hedge Maple

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Hedge maple
Acer campestre

Updated 1/2012

Height:  20-35'  Spread: 20-35'  Habit/Form: Rounded to broad-rounded Growth rate: slow Zone: 5-8

Cultural Requirements: Full sun to part shade, in a moist, well-drained soil.  Can tolerate some dryness, alkaline soils and compaction.  Avoid pruning in early spring.

Ornamental Characteristics: Mild yellow to yellow green fall color.

Uses in the Landscape:  Can be used as a specimen or, in a group, pruned into a hedge. 

Aerial Salt Tolerance: Moderate degree of salt tolerance; use in low salt areas

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