A couple of questions came in recently about red maple trees. Lena said her maple on the ... Red maple is happiest and has the best growth when planted in wet or well-irrigated locations.

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Red maple is the state tree of Rhode Island and its "Autumn Blaze ...

terminal buds clustered at tip of branch. Fruit – ½ to ¾ inch samaras with slightly divergent wings; mature in late spring to early summer. Bark – Gray scaly plates, variable, and often with “targets.

As spring unfolds, the deep red blooms of red maple trees along the roadsides and in ... varying quite a bit in shape, growth habit, leaf color, hardiness and other traits. Our favorite is ...

Trees have different growth rates, depending on their species. A red maple with a 10-inch diameter and competing with other forest-grown trees can easily be 45 years old while a neighboring red ...

Question: I am thinking about ordering a red maple tree that is cultivated from ... One of the biggest problems with trees that are purchased from commercial nurseries is that they have been ...

This arrangement by Pistil & Stamen features camellias, magnolia foliage, loropetalum, flowering red maple ... to cut a branch back to the point where you want to stimulate new growth.

As a child living in the mid-Atlantic region, I recall watching the “helicopters” of maple ... crown growth habit and bears subtle red flowers in the spring that cover bare branches.

Q: My ‘October Glory’ maple has redish leaves since it leafed out this spring. At first, I thought it was a sign of new growth ... out red and then change to green. Often the trees continue ...

And you should always prune back to a well-placed side branch; do not leave a stub as this is often prone to decay and dieback. There are a number of advantages to pruning maple trees in the ...