Picture Notes:  Picture 16 is Acer campestre cv. Compactum.

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Distribution:  Europe, western Asia( N. Turkey, Caucasus, N. Iran). Introduced by early settlers in colonial times.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 4 or 5 to 8       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   25-49 ft. tall, with a spread of 30-40 ft.

Form:   Deciduous tree. Upright, with a broad rounded head, dense, often branched to the ground.

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Stem/Bud:   Stems and branches are somewhat corky.

Leaves:   Leaves are opposite, simple, 2-4 inches across, with 3-5 rounded, entire lobes, dark green in color, containing a milky sap in the petiole.

Fall Color:   Fall color is yellow-green to yellow.

Flower:   Flowers are greenish, in an upright corymb in May, not showy.

Fruit:   Fruit is a samara, with horizontally spreading wings 1 inch or more across, l/2 inch wide.

Uses:   Specimen, patio tree, tall hedge, informal hedge, screen. Drought tolerant. Salt tolerant.

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Culture:   Grows best in clay loam soils. Species propagated by seeds, cultivars by budding.

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Notes 2:   Shade tree.

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