Acer Campestre Elegant, AKA Huibers Elegant Options
150-200 cm: 150-200cm tall at delivery, 12-15L pot and pruned to be a half standard usually.
Acer Campestre Elegant, AKA Huibers Elegant (Often shortened to just Acer Elegant)
A tree so tough, not even slow roasting it for 2 hours would soften it up, and deals with coastal conditions so well, you could probably tie ships to it. It is a good choice for low-maintenance gardens (only fake grass is less maintenance) or parks and it deals with the surrounding soil being paved over without issue. Tolerant of salt spray, high winds, drought and pollution.
A medium-height tree growing to around 7 x 4m at the 10-year point and likely will end up around 10 x 6m. The growers describe the shape as starting off as a narrow egg and growing into a wide egg shape. We don't envisage any large and confused chickens trying to hatch your tree. The slim profile of the tree makes it suitable for narrow gardens or if you don't want to block off whole chunks of sky.
Expect small bright green leaves in spring that turn yellow and golden yellows in autumn. If you get fast unexpected colour changes with rapid leaf loss then please check you are not in a forest fire before contacting us.
The flowers are closer to cute and discreet than "What a waste of time that was! Was it worth the effort? Don't bother next time, I don't know why I bother looking sometimes". They are green-yellow and do a fine job of attracting the local buzzies e.g. wasps, bees etc. These turn into green/brown fruits that look like a couple of boomerangs connected together. With a dense foliage it makes for a good shade provider, wind break and good nesting place for birds.
The bark will be a grey-brown colour with furrows as it ages. If you want more bark in the garden, then get a noisy dog.
With climate change on everyone's lips (we suggest using Chapstick if it gets too dry) then this is a great choice of tree planting to cope with the more extremes of weather.
The root system is described by the growers as deep and shallow with a central root plus many fine hair roots.
Planting Acer Campestre Elegant, AKA Huibers Elegant
Suitable for plating in a wide array of hostile locations such as street avenues, roof gardens and central reservations. Suitable for hedging and screens (you won't be able to view terrestrial TV or any streaming platform on it though)
Plant in almost any soil from clay to loam and chalk to acid (PH 5.6 to 7.8) and moderately rich in nutrients. Will tolerate dry to wet soils and sunny spots to shaded.
Pruning Acer Campestre Elegant, AKA Huibers Elegant
There is no need to prune this tree unless there are dead, diseased or crossing over branches. Some nurseries suggest hard pruning in winter to increase the leaf size.
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Tree Jargon Explained
Half Standard: Around 80-100cm clear stem.
Standard: Around 180-200cm clear stem.
Feathered: Branches for most of the trunk/stem length.
Multi-Stem/Bush: Very little or no clear stem. Multiple branching starting low to the ground.
Rootball: Dug from the field with roots intact i.e. no pot.
Pot: Plastic container that the tree was grown in.
Maiden: 1 year tree that has not been pruned.
Pleached: Foliage a square/rectangle flat shape wired to a bamboo frame with some clear stem.
Screen: Same as pleached but much less/no clear stem.
Multiple Order Discount
Orders over £750 for 150cm+ trees might be discounted by contacting us
Ornamental Tree Roots In The Shade e.g. Behind A Fence
It is more important that that foliage (posh term for leaves) receives the sunlight than the roots. So if the canopy of your ornamental tree can sunbathe but the bottom of your tree thinks there has been a nuclear winter then that is ok. You might want to ensure you have good drainage as water and no sun is the start of algae and other such issues.
Early Autumn Leaf Fall
Heat stress, being potted, lack of water, being boxed up for a few days etc can cause early Autumn leaf fall. Once planted, normal service will resume next season.
Do I Need To Stake My Ornamental Tree?
9 out of 10 times the answer will be no, especially if under 200cm tall. However our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.
Climate Change
Climate Change has increased aesthetic foliage issues such as Powdery Mildew, Shothole, Rust, frost damage etc These are not terminal issues and will usually last a season or less. All trees are inspected before being sent out to ensure they are fundamentally healthy and will bounce back.
