Description | Carnaval Hedge Maple (Acer campestre) is a slow growing small tree. The leaves start with a pink blush and than change to green and white. Benefits from shade when grown in the hot sun. |
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Pronunciation | (AY-ser)(kam-PES-tree) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5a |
Sunlight | full, some shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Fruit | doesn't set fruit |
Leaves | emerge with a pink blush, change to green white variegation, leaves can scold in the summer sun |
Stems | twiggy |
Dimensions | 15 by 12 feet (HS), slow growing |
Cultivar Origin | arose from a chance seedling discovered in the Netherlands in 1989. |
Author's Notes | I have seen this tree growing in a few different places, mostly in shaded spots. the ones I saw growing in full sun had sunburned leaves. |