Field Maple

Bracken Fern

About Field Maple and Bracken Fern

Field Maple

Bracken Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Fern

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

World, Pandemic

1.4 Types

A. campestre var. campestre - downy fruit A. campestre var. leiocarpum (Opiz) Wallr. (syn. A. campestre subsp. leiocarpum) - hairless fruit

Pteridium arachnoideum, Pteridium caudatum, Pteridium centrali-africanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest margins, gardens, Suburban areas, Woods

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-83-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm60.96 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Yellow

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Light Pink, Light Green, Tan

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Lime Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Yellow, Gold, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Carcinogenic, Stomach cancers

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore Eyes

Anthelmintic, Antiemetic, Antiseptic, Diuretic, Poultice, Refrigerant, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Sap

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Grown for shade, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments

Adhesive, Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACER campestre

PTERIDIUM aquilinum

7.2 Common Name

Field Maple, Hedge Maple

Bracken, Western brackenfern, Decomposition brackenfern, Hairy brackenfern

7.2.1 In Hindi

फील्ड मेपल

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.2 In German

Feld-Ahorn

Bracken Fern Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Maple terrain

Bracken Fern Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

arce de campo

Planta de helecho

7.2.5 In Greek

Το πεδίο Maple

Bracken Fern Plant

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bordo de campo

Bracken Planta Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Klon polny

Bracken Fern roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Field Maple

Pteridium aquilinum Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Aceraceae

Dennstaedtiaceae

8.6 Genus

Acer

Pteridium Gleditsch

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

128NA

1 27800

Properties of Field Maple and Bracken Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Field Maple and Bracken Fern? We provide you with everything About Field Maple and Bracken Fern. Field Maple doesn't have thorns and Bracken Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Field Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Field Maple has allergic reactions like Asthma and Bracken Fern has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Field Maple and Bracken Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Field Maple and Bracken Fern

Season and care of Field Maple and Bracken Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Field Maple and Bracken Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Field Maple season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Bracken Fern season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Field Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Bracken Fern is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Field Maple is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Bracken Fern is Acidic, Neutral.

Field Maple and Bracken Fern Physical Information

Field Maple and Bracken Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Field Maple height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Bracken Fern height is 60.96 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Field Maple and Bracken Fern are as follows:

Field Maple flower color: Green and Light Yellow
Field Maple leaf color: Green and Light Green
Bracken Fern flower color: Not Available
Bracken Fern leaf color: Light Green and Lime Green

Care of Field Maple and Bracken Fern

Care of Field Maple and Bracken Fern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Field Maple pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Bracken Fern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Field Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bracken Fern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.