Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Black maple tree is closely related to the sugar maple with a similar habit related culture and dispersion. Black maples will grow in a wide variety of soils but prefers the moist soils of river bottom lands. The Black Maple is most often found in mixed hardwood forest setting in nature.(If you take care of your LAWN GOOD trees should be easy for you.)
Black Maple Habit: deciduous. Leaf form: Opposite, simple 3 to 6 inches long, 3 to 5 lobed, some times wilted-looking, large stipules may be present, with pubescence on the underside. Flower: Yellow to green, small, clustered, hanging from a 1 to 3 inch long stem with the leaves. Fruit: Two-winged u-shaped samaras one inch long, in clusters, seed matures in autumn.
Black Maple twigs are brown, slender to moderate and shiny with lighter lenticels, may be gray when young, near the terminal buds. Buds are brown when young, plump, and sharp pointed. Bark: dark gray-brown to black on. Older trees may be furrowed with long, thick, irregular ridges or scaly looking bark.
Black Maple Form: Medium to tall tree possibly to 100 feet with very dense elliptical crown.
Planting and usage:
Cast dense shade and needs large area for growth, do not plant too close to structures.
The Black Maple grows rapidly in early life, then slowly as it matures.
Black Maple trees have been known to live up to 200 years.
Black Maple trees when young are often browsed by deer, and buds and seeds are eaten by birds.
The Black Maple tree is often used for making maple syrup.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
maple trees are great
Bonsai trees have long been a favorite hobby of many due to their interesting shapes and decorative appeal. Bonsai trees can be grown indoors to decorate a living room, den or office or left in the garden for an exotic look. This is a unique hobby that lets one combine their love for growing plants with their creative skill in shaping the bonsai.
The maple is one of the most popular trees used for bonsai. Of the maple family, two are particularly popular: The Trident Maple and the Japanese Maple. This article will provide you with a brief introduction to these two bonsai maple trees.
The Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) is an oriental deciduous tree. It is very tolerant to pollution, which is why it can be grown in cities and towns. The trident maple is quite hardy as far as bonsai trees go, but it will still need special care, particularly with regards to protecting it from frost. The trident maple’s roots have high moisture content; and during winter this can become a disadvantage. In order to protect this maple from frost, you can try keeping it in a greenhouse or covering it with straw during winter. The trident maple should be placed in a sunny spot that has shade in the afternoons.
The Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) is also known as the Japanese Mountain Maple. There are many varieties of Japanese maple to choose from; it is a very popular bonsai maple tree. Just to give you an idea, there is the Nishiki Issai, Ara Kawa, Nishiki Sho, Nishiki Gawa – these are varieties with rough barks that age quickly. There are also varieties with unusual barks – this includes the Sanku and the Aoyji. The Kiyo-hime Tama-hime are examples of the dwarf varieties. These grow more like bushes rather than trees.
The Japanese maple has a diverse variety of hybrids, by some counts more than three hundred. The leaves of Japanese maples range from light green to deep burgundy. Like the trident maple, Japanese maples are quite durable trees. Air pollutants and insects are usually not a problem for them. The Japanese maple grows best in moist, fertile soil, and do not perform as well in places when exposed to too much sun.
Caring for your bonsai tree is not that difficult. It needs the appropriate amount of sun and water. The maples prefer a bit of shade with not excessive direct sunlight. If you have yours in a pot, you can place it where you want but be sure to move it out of the direct sun during the hottest part of the day. You should not let your bonsai dry out but also, do not drown it in too much water. Careful pruning and shaping of the bonsai will give you a lovely tree that will last for years.
Bonsai maple trees are quite beautiful and are ideal for bonsai beginners. Their innate durability makes them easy to take care of. And let’s not forget that they are also some of the most incredible-looking bonsai around!
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
After you have picked the perfect spot to grow your finest maple tree you will have to dig. First of all dig a hole about a 1 and 1/2 ft. wide and 1 ft deep. You should probably use this hole as a "test hole" and fill it with water. You would do this to make sure you really can grow the finest maple tree. Alright after you have put water in your hole leave for about and hour and check it. If you still have water in your hole it looks like your soil is poorly drained. You would do the same thing for well drained areas except you would only dig the hole about 2/3 the height of the root ball. After you have done all your tests you are ready to plant the finest maple tree ever. make sure if you plan on mulching to cover the hole with dirt and not the mulch.
You would still do the same thing for well drained spots. You would just dig your hole bigger based on the size of the tree. here are some key things to know about your tree, never carry it by the trunk always use the container. even though it wouldn't be likely you could damage some roots to your tree.