| 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. |