Multi-Stem Autumn Blaze Maple
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Comments (7)Thanks.. yeah, the new sprout has grown about 6" in the last week and is growing more and more by the day.. but it is kind of laying out right now because it's so weak it won't even stand up straight.. so I'm going to have to stake it.. but I don't want to break it and set the tree back even further. Many of my bur oak saplings (I think they're 3 years old before transplanting) are just sprouting now... so I'm thinking the big one really just got shocked. The reason I haven't worried is that it hasn't sent up any sprouts or anything from the base and it's still juicy green under the bark... so I'm at a real loss. I've been out doing lots of watering and fertilizing (our soil is classified as a Psamment Entisol, which basically means Sahara Desert sand.. though with a little black soil in the top foot).. it is very deficient of all nutrients.. and I had never fertilized until this year. The white pine given to us as a housewarming present in 1999 was growing about 4-6" per year... two years ago I mulched around the base and last year and again this spring I fertilized it and it put on about 2 feet of healthy growth to the top.. so I think I'll continue to work bone meal into the soil in the falls and regular slow release stuff in the springs. The same goes for the apple tree given to us.. half of it died and for a few years it only grew about 1/10th of an inch... but I fertilized it last summer and again this spring.. it's put on over a foot of new growth and it looks healthier than ever. I've learned in this soil, you can't over fertilize (in the burning sense... but not in the 'running down to the water table' sense) and you can NEVER over water. I accidentally let the sprinkler run all night once... there wasn't one puddle.. the only response was a nice flush of lush green growth on the grass there. I have to water the vegetable garden every day it doesn't rain... it's a challenge... but anything will grow in it since the roots can grow unfettered....See MoreSunscald/frostcrack on young thing barked trees
Comments (13)on recently planted trees ... the cracks occur due to transplant shock.. or the trees inability to pump enough water to overcome the winter damage.. it is rarely seen on 'established' trees .... no matter what i have tried.. if the tree is droughted [from transplant or nature] .. it will crack .. once the sun heats one side of the tree as compared to the other side that is still frozen.. or cold ... personally .. a shade screen is all it needs... i am loathe.. to recommend anything ON the tree ... two stake.. and some burlap.. simply to create shade is sufficient ... and insure the tree is properly watered late into fall ... and mulched to avoid winter thawing of the soil .... ken PS: toronado's example surprises me.. but one lesson learned.. never doubt ma natures ability to mess with your head.. or your trees.. lol .....See MoreAutumn Blaze...bad choice?
Comments (10)Multi-trunk maple trees, by necessity, cannot grow perpendicular to the ground, thereby making them vulnerable to weather related breaks in their limb structure. I like to choose a single, straight trunked tree. It will be better able to support its heavy canopy of limbs and leaves when it matures. By the way, there are "Red Sunset" (18' tall, 7" caliper, and 8 yrs. old, is a relatively slow grower - averaging about 1.5' per year), "Caddo Sugar Maple" (25', 11" caliper and 10 years old, moderate growth of 2'-2.5' per annum ), "Autumn Blaze" (15', 2.5" caliper and newly planted is supposed to grow about 3' per year after it gets established) maples currently on my property with an "October Glory" (15' and 2.5" caliper, and a similar growing potential to the "Autumn Blaze") due to arrive in the next week or two. Sugar maples that do so well in northern and eastern climates, reportedly do poorly here in Oklahoma. In any case, one rarely sees them here. In any case, I purchased my "Autumn Blaze" after watching a neighbor's tree develop into an outstanding specimen tree, displaying stunning fall colors that keep on going well into November. If you choose a healthy maple specimen which generally does well in your region of the country, plant it well, and give it reasonably good care, most of the cultivars currently available in reputable nurseries and tree farms should give you a lifetime of pleasure and enjoyment, preempting the fear of having made a "bad choice"....See MoreAutumn Blaze Maple question
Comments (5)It depends on how big the trees are now. It is actually of benefit to the trees in terms of helping establishment and developing trunk girth to leave lower branches in place for the fist few years on smallish trees. But you do not want to wait until the trees get too large or the branches that you will be removing get larger than about 2" in diameter. And this link on the structural training of shade trees may be of help to you going forward. ps. Don't even attempt to try and train the branches upwards and out of the way. It won't work and it won't be good for the tree...See Moreiforgotitsonevermind
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