Sorry to disagree but the tree is not like my campestres. Shape of leaf is similar but it is too much like a cultivated tree than a wild specimen. Leaves too large and luxurious?
I have small twigs sticking out of the main trunk of some of my A campestres and they look just like that and are much bigger than those on the rest of the tree.
Probably it is field maple if it's a more mature tree tbh I don't think it matters, maple, sycamore and acer are all the same family aren't they? Definitely not fig as the leaves and stems are not fleshy enough.
I thought there was consensus that the fern was probably bracken, and that if there was a doubt it still made sense to remove it from a school garden. In addition there is a debate about whether a picture of a tree is an acer campestre, a much less problematic debate among friends. I personally, have changed my mind several times on the tree. But not on the fern eradication.
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Sorry to disagree but the tree is not like my campestres. Shape of leaf is similar but it is too much like a cultivated tree than a wild specimen. Leaves too large and luxurious?
I don't think it's campestre either, looks like common sycamore to me.
Could be sycamore. they self seed everywhere. It's not field maple, the leaves are way too big. I'll go get a pic of mine.
I have small twigs sticking out of the main trunk of some of my A campestres and they look just like that and are much bigger than those on the rest of the tree.
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This is the Acer Campestre in our garden, it has wobbly edges and red leaf stems.
Probably it is field maple if it's a more mature tree tbh I don't think it matters, maple, sycamore and acer are all the same family aren't they? Definitely not fig as the leaves and stems are not fleshy enough.
Not a fig, no. My fig thought lasted about 2 seconds
I'll see if I can get a pic of the leaves on my field maple, but it's all thrashing around out there at the moment
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I thought there was consensus that the fern was probably bracken, and that if there was a doubt it still made sense to remove it from a school garden. In addition there is a debate about whether a picture of a tree is an acer campestre, a much less problematic debate among friends. I personally, have changed my mind several times on the tree. But not on the fern eradication.
If you look at the original post Mike there were 3 or 4 plants to ID
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