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• We seem to have many maple trees in our neighborhood, do you have any information about them?

  The maple tree is widely spread geographically and with 100 species and countless varieties to choose from, you should be able to select one for your landscape. I hesitate to try and get too specific because the maple family is so diverse and is suited... Posted Nov 05 2008, 02:21 PM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Maple tree, October glory maple, shade tree, silver maple, sugar maple

• Should I prune a tree branch as close as I can to the trunk?

  Trees begin to heal the wound made by pruning by attempting to wall off the wound with a collar like growth. Each tree branch has a collar around the branch where it attachés to the trunk. You may have to look closely for relatively young branches, but... Posted Apr 01 2008, 02:05 AM by mainspring-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: Acer saccharinum, branch collar, common questions, pruning, silver maple

• Silver Maple Seeds

  Depending on where you grew up, you might remember playing with little leaf-like "helicopters" in the spring. These "helicopters" are also referred to as wings or winged seeds. They are actually seeds that are dropped by silver maple... Posted Feb 06 2008, 01:50 PM by bryan-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: common questions, helicopter, maple, produce, root, seed, seeds, silver, silver maple, spring, tree, trees

• Fast Growing Trees for Windbreaks

  You might want to take into consideration the type of tree that you are using if you are trying to set up a windbreak. Often people will choose varieties that are listed as rapid growers. Rapid growing trees, in proper growing conditions, can grow 2 or... Posted Feb 02 2008, 09:03 AM by bryan-nhn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: aborvitae, branches, break, common questions, green giant, hybrid poplar, rapid, rapid grower, silver maple, storm, tree, trees, wind, windbreak