{"product_id":"ash-leaved-maple-acer-negundo","title":"Ash Leaved Maple (acer negundo)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Field Maple Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardiness: Fully hardy throughout the UK, tolerant to -20°C or lower; native species, thrives in most conditions including exposed and polluted urban sites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSite: Full sun to partial shade for best growth and autumn colour; tolerates exposed, windy positions; excellent for hedges, windbreaks, or specimen trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil: Tolerates most soils including chalk, clay, loam, sand; prefers moist but well-drained, fertile conditions; thrives on alkaline\/chalky soils but avoids waterlogged or very acidic sites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlanting time: Bare-root plants November to March (dormant season); container-grown any time, ideally autumn or spring; for hedges, space 30–45cm apart (3–4 plants per metre) in single row.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlanting method: Dig a hole\/square trench twice as wide as roots; plant at same depth as before (soil mark on stem); firm soil, mulch around base, and water well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatering: Water regularly in first 1–2 years during dry periods for establishment; once mature, drought-tolerant with low water needs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaintenance: Low; no regular feeding needed; for trees, minimal pruning; for hedges, trim in winter to shape and encourage density (cut back hard in first year if needed).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto credit: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 \u0026lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\u0026gt;, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store 2","offers":[{"title":"20-40cm","offer_id":58428240691544,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"40-60cm","offer_id":58428240724312,"sku":null,"price":1.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"60-80cm","offer_id":58428240757080,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"80-100cm","offer_id":58428240789848,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/4879\/4968\/files\/Acer_negundo_Bozeman_1.jpg?v=1790524378","url":"https:\/\/www.treegrowers.co.uk\/products\/ash-leaved-maple-acer-negundo","provider":"Cumbria Tree Growers Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}