Do some common maple species leaf out late?
edlincoln
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Pistachia chinensis - is it always late to leaf out?
Comments (27)pic very far away .. if all there is is some growth from the trunk proper ... then we can probably assume everything above is dead .. but you could give it another month .. if it wont drive you crazy looking at it ... yes .... you can probably retain is back to one trunk ... but im not sure i would want that project out in front of my castle ... in which case.. remove it ... unless of course its a grafted tree.. and whats coming from the trunk is not the same tree ... when all is said and done.. you pruned it.. most likely ... because its too big a tree for its location .. and if thats the fact.. then why bother regrowing a tree that you know is too big for that spot ... with no insult to the root mass .. presumably... it will probably regrow rather quickly .. since it has a root mass sufficient to what is dead ... personally.. i would remove it ... and if you want to replant.. you might be better off with a shrub in the shape of a tree rather than a tree ... its all about future potential... those trees have a proclivity to never stop growing... where a shrub usually does ... relatively speaking ... ken ps: if you decide to plant a new tree ... lawn irrigation is not the proper way to water a new transplant ... https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub...See MoreWhy do some people "hate" maples?
Comments (28)Cuz people are simple minded morons. After a few springs in a local nursery "selling" trees, ie, answering questions people had about the differences between different types, I can tell you people in general just have no clue. Or they read a couple of pages online and think they are experts. In general, i'd say more people like maples than not...actually, i'd say more people are unaware that any other tree exists. We want fall color they'd say, so we want a maple. And when i'd be so crass to suggest that trees other than maple have fall color i'd either be ignored or looked at as though i'd just sprouted a second head. I came to the conclusion there's a romantic notion most people have that is deeply associated with maples over nearly all other trees. It also exists with birch, esp. paper. Just observations. Valid for no one but myself. And since I only have room for one person in my head at this time, myself is the only person whose opinion I care about. Also...maples are one of the few trees that couples can compromise on. Don't like oaks, they have acorns. Magnolias ate pretty, but such a mess. Can't say the name of elm cuz no one thinks the tree still exists. Catalpa? Yikes...the size of those leaves, all that mess... Maples have decent to excellent fall color, seeds that at least don't cause the mower to bounce, reasonably fast establishment and speed of growth. And the vast majority of people like nothing more than what others like...why else would we be so enamored of most popular lists?...See MoreMaple in store already leafing out...ok to plant?
Comments (23)gardengal: There is variation from species to species, but studies (Alverez and Korner, "low temperature limits of root growth in deciduous and evergreen temperate tree species", 2007 is one) that indicate no root growth below 6 degrees Celsius with 85% of all growth at temperatures above 9 degrees. tom: Your ponts are well taken, but the big difference between the pot and the soil has to do with more than just temperature. The sudden change from a well-aerated, fast draining potting mix to soil that combines cold and usually excessive wetness is the problem. While root activity in the pot may have temporarily ceased, i still think waiting until the soil has warmed to 50 or so is more likely to result in a quicker establishment of the tree. The "plant as soon as the soil can be worked" probably applies to most of North America, but ought to be used with caution in Canada and the northern tier states. I totally agree that in this particular case the leaves are more of an issue than anything else and that planting now will probably not result in any sort of disaster. At the same time, I don't really don't see any reason not to keep it in the pot a while longer. Unless it's just too heavy to move from sun to shade as needed or even indoors to avoid a late freeze, why not wait?...See MoreWillowleaf jap maple not leafing out
Comments (10)The fact that it was intended as an Internet abbreviation does not exclude its usage from being disparaging. As I clearly stated, abbreviating Japanese to jap is not an acceptable usage under any context. "Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese." Today it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur among Japanese minority populations in other countries, although English-speaking countries differ in the degree to which they consider the term offensive. In the United States, Japanese Americans have come to find the term controversial or offensive, even when used as an abbreviation." I guess it is a matter of how one is brought up and how one refers to people (and things) from other ethnic or cultural heritages. One doesn't refer to Italian cypress as 'wop' or 'eyetie' cypress or Mexican oregano or Mexican petunia as 'spic' or 'beaner' oregano/petunia. It is simply a matter of common courtesy and decency....See Moreedlincoln
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