Let's watch how a maple seed germinating and growing into a young tree over this 138-day time-lapse. For cold-stratification, maple seeds were wrapped in a moist paper-towel and chilled in the ...

Some trees are slow growers (20-30 years to reach full size) and some are fast (10-15 years). The good news is that red maples grow at medium speed; in the tree world, this equals about 12-18 ...

Prune your tree lightly, if it all, and only once its leaves are dying out in late fall or mid winter. To aid its growth year after year, fertilize your Osakazuki Japanese maple again in the spring.

A smaller, faster-growing tree is the red maple, acer rubrum. It will grow 40 to 60 feet tall and 25 to 35 feet wide at a medium rate, reaching 10 to 12 feet in the first 5 to 7 years.

Q: The leaves on my maple tree are covered with a black, sooty material. What is it and is it harming the tree? A: The black, sooty material is likely sooty mold.

Here is what I have learned so far. Japanese Maple trees are from the species Acer palmatum and are truly unique trees. There are over 1000 different cultivars.

The husband and wife have been growing produce here for decades and have often been asked whether they’d tap their maple trees. In retirement, three years ago, they finally tapped their first trees.

Question: I know that you recommend bigtooth maple. I have a maple tree that needs to be replaced. It has sunscald on the west side and has struggled since day one.

The Southern sugar maple closely resembles the sugar maple, but it is native to and does well in the Deep South. It is a smaller species, growing to about 25 to 30 feet, and has somewhat smaller ...

Maple trees are a landscape staple valued for their shade and vibrant fall colors. Homeowners may notice growths, spots or sooty areas on the maple leaves during summer.