'Metro Gold' maple adds fall color and is tough

Here's a species to add to your list of desirable maples for your site: Acer campestre, which is the hedge maple. The variety called 'Metro Gold' features many desirable qualities. One caveat: this is a large maple which will produce substantial shade. Take that into account. It looks best around the edges of your property in an open spot. "This upright, narrow oval cultivar has a tighter shape than Queen Elizabeth™ and is much narrower than seedling hedge maple. Selected by nurseryman Herman Panacek, it produces fewer seeds than typical and has an improved, bright yellow fall color. This is an excellent street tree selection from a species that has earned a reputation as a tough city tree." Read more about it here: http://www.jfschmidt.com/introductions/metrogold/index.html