Acer campestre

Hedge maple

Family: Sapindaceae · Type: tree · Not Native

Hedge maple is a naturalized tree found in the San Francisco Bay Area in urban woodland at elevations around 200 meters. Flowering from March to April, this tree produces small greenish flowers with petals 2 to 3 millimeters long that appear after the leaves emerge. Growing up to 20 meters tall with a spreading form, it develops rounded branches and distinctive foliage. Its leaves are 5.5 to 7.5 centimeters long and 7 to 10 centimeters wide, featuring 3 to 5 rounded lobes that extend about one-third to two-thirds of the leaf length, with soft green surfaces and ciliate margins. The fruit develops distinctive winged seeds that spread at an angle between 160 to 200 degrees.

Habitat: Urban woodland

Bloom period: Mar-Apr

Elevation: 200 m

Bioregions: SnFrB

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