The Hedge Maple is native to most of Europe (in Scotland, it is the only native maple) and has been naturalized in North America and New Zealand. It is a slow grower and has deeply fissured, cork-like bark. The leaves have five, blunt, rounded lobes. This cultivar is narrower than the species. It will reach the same height (35 feet) but only grow to a width of 20 feet. Its foliage is the same dark green, but its fall color is a bright yellow.