Field Maple



Small tree with small yellow green flowers that grows well for the first 20-25 years and matures at 50 years. Leaves are yellow in autumn but also red or golden brown. It grows to a maximum height of 25m and lives up to 50-100 years. Typically found at edges of woods and in hedgerows. Prefers heavy soils calcerous at depth but not lime free (ph 5.5 to 7.7). Frequently associated with ash, hazel and oak. Supports epiphytic lichens and bryophytes and wide range of insects. Native to Cumbria and Durham and south from there but not Scotland or Ireland. Found throughout mainland Europe except Greece, Norway and Sweden, and Northern Russia and west through Asia Minor to the Caspian sea.


Ash
Common Oak
Field Maple
Small Leaved Lime
Beech
Copper Beech
Walnut
Horse Chestnut


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