Is this the start of a baby maple tree? (pics)
In the back yard we have an already established maple tree. About thirty feet forward towards the house we tried to plant a lilac last year and it just didn't do well. The entire thing died except for two small things.
A small sliver of the lilac is growing, however upon further inspection and looking at the leaves it actually looks like a baby maple! I'm shocked honestly.
Now to ask the stupid questions. Is this the start of a baby maple tree? IE: Will this or is this possibly going to grow into a large maple tree? If it looks like it, is there anything I should be doing right now. As of right now I am doing nothing and nature is doing it's thing.
See attached pictures. The leaves look like the maple that is further down in the picture by our shed. Last two pictures show the distance between the two and the very last picture is the leaf of the big maple.
I plan on cutting the rest of the dead lilac stubs flush with the ground but that should not interfere with the maple right?
Thanks,
-Nigel
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tjnursery
6 years agoEmbothrium
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoRelated Discussions
Maple baby? Maybe?
Comments (9)No, you should fertilize them like any other plant, but stop in about 3 weeks, so they aren't too green going into the fall. Your fall is later by far than mine, so if you fertilize them now a couple of times with some Rapid Grow or similar, they'll still have plenty of time to harden off. When you dig it, you should try to dig about the same size radius hole as it is tall - from the photo, it looks like its about 8 to 10 inches tall, so dig a hole roughly twice that wide and about 8 to 10 inches deep, and you should be good. However, maples are tough trees, if you need to make the hole smaller because of the perennials around it, it still should be fine. In your region, it will probably be dormant enough to transplant in late October/early November. Just keep it well watered going into the winter -- I doubt your ground ever freezes, so that shouldn't be hard to do. Good luck, it will be a nice tree....See MoreBaby citrus tree pics..Fruits and blossoms.:-)
Comments (6)Thankyou txcactus.. So many here have been discouraged that their mature ones aren't putting out blossom or the such. It was my intent to show them that anything is possible, even with little cuttings from mature plants...So this way they don't have to wait years to see the flowers and fruit they want.. For immediate results, little ones can always be ordered or probagated to give them what they long for, a lot quicker..Here is the proof.. Thankyou for appreciating my intent..;-) Mike...See MoreWhen/how to prune a baby Japanese maple?
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6 years agotoronado_3800
6 years agoNigel (northern Va; 7A)
6 years agolol, I'm still here. Browsing and seeing whats new. Little baby maple is growing. I'll snap another picture in a month or two when it gets it's leaves back. I'll probably be dead before it starts reeking havoc on the patio..hahah
-Nigel
Embothrium
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
6 years ago
spedigrees z4VT
6 years agoEmbothrium
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoNigel (northern Va; 7A)
6 years agoKen,
It is exciting but you are right, I'm sure it will get to a point that will be a pain. Definitely open to suggestions on trees/shrubs/bushes..etc. Please find the attached images below of the yard.
Currently on the far left is a purple robe locust that I planted last spring. Beside that is a dog wood that is about 3-4 years old that is not doing well... I just left it be, but in all reality I might just dig it out and plant/move it in the common area.
You can see the maple in front of the shed. To the right is the baby maple that nature did.
I took a picture of the common area behind our house. It's hard to see so I labeled it. But directly in the middle I planted a weeping willow. Behind that and to the left is a crepe myrtle that was in the front of our house but way too close to the house. I believe it was a seedling. If it grows to be anything like the main tree in our front house it will be gorgeous. In front of the weeping willow and to the lft (by our fence) is a October glory that I planted along the same time as the weeping willow. That too will probably be a large tree.
-NigelMike Jimbo
11 months agoNigel (northern Va; 7A)
10 months agoIt's big!
It would have been three trunks but when we got our giant schauzer puppy she wanted to chew the one off.
It's as high as our deck though!
This was a year or so ago.
This is now.
It's growing!
-Nigel
Nigel (northern Va; 7A)Original Author