Would you help me determine if I should return my Crimson Sentry Norway Maple? I planted it in full sun June 2006. Came from the store with nice red leaves of course but did not show signs of budding/growing till Oct/November 2006. But quickly the snow came and the leaves were gone. Now this year there is no budding and no leaves. Under the bark is green which is frustrating because it seems to be alive but just old, dried up buds from last year exist, and those disintegrate in my hands when I touch them. Zero leaves or signs of any coming. Should I return the tree? Everything else in my yard is blooming. :-( THANK YOU. tg
I'd give it another couple of weeks, if no buds, return it. The situation sounds grim, sorry. But it's a tough tree, so maybe. HTH -E
Sounds dead to me. Get it replaced, but replace it with something else better than this invasive horror ;-)
You will know exactly what Michael means the first spring after it bears a crop of maple keys (seeds). Once the tree starts producing seeds, it will do so in abundance every year onwards. In my experience, every single one of the seeds germinate, and every single one of those will develop into a tree if you pull don't them out. It's a pain in the *** for a gardener and rather upseting to the local forest habitat. The seedlings are quite shade tolerant and will elminate wildflowers and other seedling tree species through shading of the forest floor.
Well, OK, this is certainly an invasive tree. And you can argue it's way over planted. But I think they've got a bad rap. A. platanoides is a gorgeous big (or medium in this case) street tree with some of the best flowers in the maple family. They're tough, grow fast, and the dark reds are impossible to match in any other big maple I know of. Very pollution tolerant. Good city trees, as far as I know Milwaukee is not a forest! ;) The street lights on the flowers is spectacular. My garden has Crimson King, Maculatum (?), Princeton Gold and Drummondii, and I intend to plant Waldersei and Tharandt. I do try to exterminate seedlings, but I get more sycamore than Norway here. -E
Well I was attracted to this tree because I live in the city and have a narrow area about 10 feet wide between my walkway and my neighbor's driveway. Can someone suggest something else that is red and will not turn into a giant?? Pref something that will grow fast! :-)
Probably would have bulged beyond 10 feet wide anyway, it does here. Maybe there is a narrowish redleaf crabapple that would fit your requirements, or maybe the 'Big Cis' purpleleaf plum is possible there.
return it,I have this maple is beautiful and for me not invasive ;I have two acer Negundo sub.Negundo is invasive but for viola flower,bark grey /orange,gow fast and fall color is a dream![*-*]
