Redbuds and new red stems also make this species very visible. With age, the bark of maple trees grows very dark. The silver maple (Acer saccharinum) is a fast-growing maple used largely as a ...

"Red maple 'armstrong' is known for its silver-grey bark and lobed, ovate leaves, and is widely used as a tree for narrow streets, especially since its roots do not lift pavement," he explains.

The red maple (Acer rubrum ... as well as chlorosis in higher pH soils. Their thin bark is highly susceptible to sunscald, and these trees are very short-lived here. Maybe they work better ...

Q: Over the last couple of years, our Norway and Sunset maples have developed long, vertical splits in the bark ... trees are nearby but do not compete with these maples. One Sunset maple is ...

As the tree ages, the bark becomes shallowly furrowed ... Autumn blaze maple is a cultivar, meaning that it was bred by crossing the red maple and the silver maple, rather than being a natural species ...

This can be done by scraping bark tissue and exposing the ... but you will often find it on silver, Norway and red maple. If the tree is removed, do not replace it with another maple or try ...

The red and silver maples will grow in soils ... but can live for hundreds of years. The thin bark of the maple is fragile and young trees must be protected during the winter to prevent sunscald ...

Q: I have a 'Red Sunset' maple tree that has what looks to be split bark on the south side of the trunk. It is a relatively young tree, and I do not want to lose it. I'm attaching a photo so you ...