Acer campestre; 'Maple'

 This Is Britain's only native maple tree, it is small in size and grows relatively slow compared to other trees. This tree can grow up to 26 meters high; It displays brightly coloured amber-yellow foliage in the autumn months.

It grows better in the south of England in the chalk and limestone soils these trees are rarely seen in Wales and the north.

This tree is widely grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. The wood is hard and strong used for furniture, flooring, wood turning and musical instruments. When you cut into the truck of the tree many knots are visible which form a distinctive pattern these can often be seen in wood panels and furniture.

The tree has seeds that have wings that help them to float away from the tree and land a distance from the tree. These are often described as ‘helicopters’ .These seeds are often mistaken for the sycamore's seeds they are different as they are set  angle while the field maple's are in a straight line.

The field maple's brightly coloured amber-yellow autumn leaves mark it out as one of the most striking of Britain's trees. 

This Young specimen was found in Chorlton Park, it was in shade as it was beneath large more matures trees and one held was facing a walled garden.