English Maple

[The Surgeon]

Hi All

Was told this is an English Maple which I cant find as a species? Can anyone assist with a species ID?

Additionally, do they respond to air layering?
Will they bud on old wood?

Thanks
Jason

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[The Surgeon]

My research tells me that it may be a Field Maple (Acer campestre)?

[John(JP)]

Looks very much like an Acer Compestre to me

John

[Gerard]

I was going to suggest acer campestre, after viewing the photo. Then I realised that you were already aware of this as a possibility

[shibui]

Acer campestre will also fit with English maple though it is more commonly referred to as hedge maple or field maple.
See the recent post of Goulburn bonsai show thread for one example as bonsai.
Mine have been disappointing in terms of ramification but both have developed huge flat plate nebari without any real encouragement. I believe the Poms use them a bit, partly because it is a native for them but probably more importantly they can collect older specimens from hedges and vacant land. Personally I think there are far better trees to wast time with.

[The Surgeon]

Thanks All.

Shibui
I bought one 'site unseen' for $30. 50-60mm trunk. I.5m tall. Was hoping for a few air layers, but it is quite an unremarkable tree with very straight branches. Not one branch lower than 600mm from ground level.

I'll look at for the next few days and see if there are any decent air layers, if not a severe trunk chop and add it to my collection of 'sticks in pots'.

[shibui]

With regard to your initial questions which we all seem to have ignored
Yes and Yes.
My second tree is a cutting from the first so they can produce roots so you should be able to layer quite easily though I have not tried with this species.
Like most maples it buds quite readily on old wood so you can cut down as far as needed but don't be surprised if you only get a couple of shoots as a result

Unremarkable probably sums up the species in my experience also though I'd remove the un when looking at the nebari.

[John(JP)]

I obtained my Acer Compestre at CBS Meeting - looked it up, studied the needs and being a Maple I thought OK that looks good - say far my Maples both Trident and Japanese and all from Neil Parbury have burst forward into leaf and look wonderful - there are buds on the Compestre but maybe they need me to sneak up on them and shout loudly to inject some life into them because they just sit there