Tree factsheet

Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group
Tree factsheet
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Acer campestre L.
taxonomy
author, year
synonym
Family
Eng. Name
Dutch name
subspecies
varieties
hybrids
cultivars, frequently used
‘Elsrijk’
‘Queen Elisabeth’
Acer x zoeschense ‘Annae’
references
morphology
crown habit
max. height (m)
max. dbh (cm)
actual size Great Britain
actual size The Netherlands
leaf length (cm)
leaf petiole (cm)
leaf color upper surface
leaf color under surface
leaves arrangement
flowering
flowering plant
flower
flower diameter (cm)
pollination
fruit; length
fruit petiole (cm)
seed; length
seed-wing length (cm)
weight 1000 seeds (g)
seeds ripen
seed dispersal
habitat
Linnaeus 1753
Sapindaceae
Field maple, Hedge maple
Veldesdoorn, Spaanse aak
Acer x zoeschense (A. campestre x A. cappadocicum)
a street tree
a street tree
park tree
Weeda, 2003, vol.3 (in Dutch)
Boeijink, D.E. and Kervel, W. 1987. Acer (in Dutch)
in: Schmidt, P. 1987. Nederlandse boomsoorten I, Syllabus Vakgroep Bosbouw
Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen
Gelderen, D.M. van. 1994. Maples of the world
Maes, B. 2006. Inheemse bomen en struiken
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esdoorn
usually shrub-like, also tree, oval to round
20-25
>200
d(70) 148, h 17
d(..) 254, h 25
year 1860-1870, d(130) 96, h 19
year 1870-1880, d(130) 116, h 17
8-10
4-8
green
green
opposite
April
monoecious
hermaphrodite
1
insects
samara; 2-3 cm
1-2
nut; 0,8-1 cm
2,5
70-90
August-September
wind
natural distribution
in N.W. Europe since
natural areas The Netherlands
geological landscape types The Netherlands
(Hoek 1997)
forested areas The Netherlands
area Netherlands
% of forest trees in the Netherlands
pH-KCl
soil type
soil fertility
light
shade tolerance
(0=no tolerance to 5=max. tolerance)
drought tolerance
(0=no tolerance to 5=max. tolerance)
waterlogging tolerance
(0=no tolerance to 5=max. tolerance)
plant communities in the Netherlands in the
Netherlands
management
status Europe
status The Netherlands
application
propagation
regeneration
optimal gap size for regeneration
first plantation Netherlands
resprouting after cutting
3
-1 -1
growth rate (M.A.I. in m ha j )
diseases
insects
wood
wood
wood structure key characteristics of pores
vol. mass heartwood (kg/m3)
2
elastic modulus (N/mm )
durability heartwood
heartwood color
sapwood color
contents
products
non-timber products
seed pods
leaf and branches
Europe, Algeria, SW Asia
5.000 BC
forest edges and gaps
coversand area, loss-covered terraces, river valleys
sand, loam ,clay and limestone soils.
Acer spp. 1178 (2002, Probos)
0,5 (2002, Probos)
neutral to alkaline
sand, loam, clay
nutrient rich
shade tolerant
3.3
2.9
1.9
Rhamno-Prunetea (klasse der doornstruwelen):
-Pruno-Crataegetum (Ass. van Sleedoorn en Eenstijlige meidoorn)
-Orchido-Cornetum (Ass. van Hazelaar en Purperorchis)
Querco-Fagetea (klasse der eiken-beukenbossen op voedselrijke grond☺
-Fraxino-Ulmetum (Essen-Iepenbos)
frequent, indigenous species in landscape and urban environment
frequent, indigenous species in landscape and urban environment
Landscape tree, hedges, cultivars as street trees. Coppice (old).
seed; named cultivars by cuttings
planting; natural regeneration from seed
good
slow (data unknown)
Verticillium dahliae, verwelkingsziekte
Nectria cinnabarina, a weak parasite - meniezwammetje
Phylonorycter sylvella, leaf-mining Lepidopter (Dutch: bladmineerder)
aphids can cause honey-dew (Dutch: roetdauw)
Field maple (Dutch: Veldesdoorn)
Diffuse porous; pores sparse.
… (12% moisture content)
….
fungus 5
white
white
tools, cutlery, turnery
roasted edible
cattle food (old)
Ülo Niinemets and Fernando Valladares. 2006. Tolerance to shade, drought, and waterlogging of temperate Northern Hemisphere
trees and shrubs. Ecological Monographs 76:521–547
foliage and flowers
twig in winter
fruits
flower
Ornamental tree, Wageningen
Crown of Field Maple, Oosterbeek
stem and bark of a Field Maple
photography 7x © Leo Goudzwaard, Wageningen University

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