Good Bye, Amur Maples!
Kari 4b Minneapolis
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Amur maple starts - how to plant?
Comments (11)Before I select trees, I usually check out the Ohio Conservancy site and make sure what I want isn't an invasive tree. Amurs aren't on the Ohio list. What I'm hoping these will turn out is like this photo. I've seen several in the 'hood and really like them - not too tall, but a nice canopy for a bench underneath. Pretty color in fall and with more and more windstorms I wouldn't have to worry about them falling on the house. LOL (Like my red, sugar or silver maple likes to remind me now and then.) So, to recap: Since I don't have the places ready to plant them in permanent locations right now, I could a) pot them up in 2-gals until fall or b) dig them in a holding bed and dig them up and replant in fall. I guess it won't hurt them if I gently pull the 2 trees apart when potting. Right now my 'regular' maples are all budding out. But no leaves, of course. Perhaps I should keep these babies in the unheated garage for a couple weeks before putting them into a hold bed (with or without pot). P.S. How short lived are they? Will they last 20-30 years? Thanks. Kris Sorry they are a pest in Minnesota. It's very troublesome to find that lots of popular plants sold today are on someones 'invasive' lists....See MorePotted Amur Maple
Comments (1)I have not had direct experience with Amur Maples, but it sounds like you are doing it by the book. A neighbor and I are thinking of putting a large one up betwen our properties to replace the Elm tree lost in the drought of '05. They are nice trees and do not require babying in this zone. Without knowing how much your roots were circling its impossible to tell you you did an adequate job. Books say that a two-thirds reduction of the root ball should be ok, but I've never had to do that with my Maples. One thing if you cut roots you need to prune the branches above to compensate due to less water/nutrients going to the existing branches....See MoreCan an Amur Maple survive as a container plant?
Comments (4)I just purchased my maple a few days ago with the thoughts of trying to bonsai the plant. It is about 1'-0" wide by 4'-0" tall (in the pot). I have decent sun and will be able to bring it in side my place (as long as it stays a decent size). I t has a just a few bruised leaves but I will prune those. Should I remove some of the soil it is now to get into more nutrient rich growth matrix? Thank you for any guidance you can give....See MoreQuick question about a Flame Amur Maple tree, that I'm getting.
Comments (10)it NEVER hurts.. to put harden off a plant for a week or so .... avoid opening the box and running out and planting it ... first.. where did it come from .. and compare to your location .. odds are.. its coming from a much warmer zone.. so harden it off .. besides .. theoretically .... in our zone.. you could have frost or freeze.. for another week or two ... and though it might not kill it.. it wont do it any favors to lose all its leave right after a transplant ... so put it on the north side of the house .. outside .. for a week.. a little sun any time other than the intense hours of afternoon.. is good enough ... i agree its probably unkillable.. but why risk it ... my only caveat .. is that it will probably become a hard tree to garden under in the decades to come.. so site it where you dont care about what you plant under it.. e.g. its aggressive roots would make it inconduscive to growing hosta under .. but there would be plenty of of things that will grow there .. ken...See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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