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- Q.Red Maple Trees Bending - The trees are top heavy and are causing the trees to bend. Should we cut the tops out or should ...
- Q.Red Maple Tree - My red maple tree was transplanted and they leaves have shriveled up and died. Is there something I can do ...
- Q.How Can I Get My Red Maple Tree Limbs To Grow Out For Shade? - It is beautiful and tall but all limbs are short and slightly upward.
- Q.Red Trees - We have red maple and red Japanese maple trees. During the summer they are turning green and they didn't use ...
- Q.Best Time To Prune Lower Limbs Of Red Maple Tree - When is the best time of year to remove some lower limbs of a 25 year old red maple tree? ...
- Q.Maples Budded Out Again In Fall - I planted two red maple trees in April and in July. The leaves began turning brown at the tips until ...
- Q.Red Maple Not Leafing Out In Virginia - I planted a red maple in my backyard 10 years ago and it has never had a problem - it ...
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treshak525 on
June 22, 2015
Rockdale Texas in Central TexasQ.red maple trees bending
The trees are top heavy and are causing the trees to bend. Should we cut the tops out or should we stake them?
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 23, 2015A.Were the trees planted properly?
Do not cut the top off of the tree.
Staking the young trees is most likely the best approach to enable the tree to grow enough to support itself.
Here is a link.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/straighten-tree.htm
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richardamundie on
July 5, 2015
Vancouver BCQ.red maple tree
My red maple tree was transplanted and they leaves have shriveled up and died. Is there something I can do to save the tree? The tree is in a container on a balcony and has been very healthy. It was short on water after it was transplanted.
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richardamundie on
July 5, 2015 - Asked by
Swaney on
July 17, 2015
In north mississippiQ.How can I get my red maple tree limbs to grow out for shade?
It is beautiful and tall but all limbs are short and slightly upward.
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Downtoearthdigs on
July 18, 2015A.You will just have to be patient and wait for you tree to grow.
The size of the tree and it's width will depend on the location, growing pattern and the cultivator you have planted.
Did you save the tag that came with your plant? This will have the name of the tree variety and it's specific height and width at maturity listed.In the mean time provide your tree the best care possible!
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/maple/care-of-red-maple-trees.htm
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August 19, 2015Q.Red trees
We have red maple and red Japanese maple trees. During the summer they are turning green and they didn't use to do that. A few years ago I saw an ad in a magazine for something that said, "how to keep your red trees red." I saved the paper but I can't find it. Do you know of something that can be put around the trees? Maybe a fertilizer or some kind of food or something? The trees are not young trees. They are in the sun. They just started turning green the last few years. If you could give me any ideas, I would appreciate it. I live in north central West Virginia.
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Downtoearthdigs on
August 21, 2015A.We are not aware of any product that would change the leaves of a Red Maple or Japanese Maple Tree.
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August 23, 2015Q.best time to prune lower limbs of red maple tree
When is the best time of year to remove some lower limbs of a 25 year old red maple tree? They hang down too low for us to walk under. This is not a Japanesse maple but a large tree.
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Downtoearthdigs on
August 24, 2015A.You actually can prune your tree now.
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/maple/maple-tree-pruning.htm
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kcam1949 on
September 10, 2015
texasQ.maples budded out again in fall
I planted two red maple trees in April and in July. The leaves began turning brown at the tips until all the leaves fell and in late September they budded out again until the winter came, then the leaves fell again.
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Downtoearthdigs on
September 13, 2015A.The trees likely dropped their leaves due to stress of planting. They will drop leaves to save energy for the roots.
The fact that new leaves grew tells you the plant has become established and is growing.Continue to care for the trees. The link below will refresh you on the care requirements.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/maple/care-of-red-maple-trees.htm
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April 30, 2016Q.Red maple not leafing out in Virginia
I planted a red maple in my backyard 10 years ago and it has never had a problem - it was started as a whip by a local Arbor Day group. I also have 2 Sunset Maples in my front yard. I am concerned because the Sunsets have flowered and now are covered with seeds, but the red maple in the backyard is bare - branches appear to have several inches of bright red growth and buds on the tips. I thought that all maples flowered, produced seed, and leafed out at approximately the same time. I don't recall this tree being later than the others in past years. Could this just be the difference between Sunset cultivars and a basic red maple or could my tree have suddenly died?
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Downtoearthdigs on
May 2, 2016A.Given that your red maple has signs of growth and buds, it is alive and well. It is just on a different time table than the other trees, which is completely normal. The leaf-out strategies of trees varies widely, both among and within species. The same tree can even leaf out/bud at different times each year. Some trees delay their leafing out during cold springs.
More information on this can be found in the following article (PDF):
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