Field Maple

A medium sized tree with a compact bushy green crown that turns yellow or red in the autumn.
Producing small flowers in the spring, followed by winged maple fruits in the late summer / autumn.

Growing Conditions:
Grows best in moist fertile soil that's well drained soil. Likes a full sun or part shade position.

Value To Wildlife:
This tree is beneficial to caterpillars, aphids and all their predators; ladybirds, hoverfly and birds. Bees are attracted to its flowers and many mammals look to its fruit as a food source.

Important Note:
This is a deciduous tree and so will shed its leaves in autumn, in order to protect itself from the cold winter weather. Come spring, it’ll burst back into bud and begin to flourish once more.