Stop using the miracle grow! Fertilize twice a year only! You have weak growth, now susceptible to pest attack as it is weak and easy prey. Huge mistake! Newly planted trees should not be fertilized until the 2nd year. Or give a super light dose in the spring. Granular like tree tone should be used. Synthetic fertilizers like miracle grow are great for potted culture, but in ground plants organic is a better method. Even in potted culture one should never give full strength, about 1/2 to 1/4 dose every watering, depending on how often you water. Organic in ground is better because it slowly releases as bacteria make nutrients available, and doesn't over feed the plant. Your plants BTW need full sun, like all day. Some of the discoloration could be from lack of sun. But feeding it every other week, will weaken the plants too. You don't even have to fertilize trees, but if you want to, fertilize in the spring before bud break. And in the fall after leaf fall. Light amount of organic granules only. Spread under the mulch. Usually one cup for every inch of diameter. If less than one inch, one cup, around the drip zone. See what directions say on Tree Tone or whatever "tree" fertilizer you choose. Tree fertilizer only! This post was edited by Drew51 on Mon, Sep 30, 13 at 23:34

The maple is 'Esk Sunset', the origin of the name is a known fact making "Eskimo Sunset" a baseless mistake that should not be continued merely because it has been used by some nurseries. This and most others listed here not especially horizontally branching, as far as it goes. Perhaps the most dramatically horizontal one to reach the mass production level of acceptance and use is cockspur hawthorn. Thornless forms have been selected and sold, although it might seem the cock spurs are much of the interest of this tree.

There are some sometimes spectacular-in-flower white Cornus florida on Seattle properties that may in some instances have been bought as stock sold under this name. But with any plantings of this species in the region there is the risk that other years flowering and foliage effect may be marred by chronic disease issues. In addition to the following article you might want to look at this guy's Seattle tree book (shown elsewhere on the same web site) for ideas. Walking around nearby publicly accessible gardens and arboreta with labeled tree plantings might also result in something catching your interest. Here is a link that might be useful: Trees that merit planting in Seattle This post was edited by bboy on Mon, Aug 18, 14 at 19:31

all may be propagated from cuttings. use cuttings of firm new growth apply a rooting hormone stick in well drained soil & mist..... Maple + 1-2% IBA.........Dogwood, cherry, plum 0.3% IBA..... Crepe Myrtle 0.1% IBA