Can I grow a sugar maple tree in Denver? - Ask Extension
Aug 19, 2014 · There are some sugar maple selections made from Caddo County, Oklahoma (the farthest west occurrence of sugar maple) that are touted to have more tolerance to alkaline soil. …
Peeling bark on maple trees - Ask Extension
Jan 8, 2024 · In addition to bark peeling, maple trees may develop yellow foliage, leaf scorch, stunted growth, branch dieback, dying bark and bark discoloration. The maple may suffer an overall health …
Sugar maple leaf dropping. - Ask Extension
May 20, 2025 · Commonly, anthracnose disease affects Japanese maple trees, as well as red, sugar, and silver maple trees. We certainly have had a wet spring! The symptoms are shriveled leaves, …
Verticillium wilt - Ask Extension
Nov 26, 2024 · Sugar maple with Verticillium wilt. Jerry Weiland (USDA-ARS) Red maple with Verticillium wilt. Jerry Weiland (USDA-ARS) Vascular discoloration of vine maple (bottom right) …
Lifespan maples - Ask Extension
Apr 20, 2024 · Hi.why are Sugar maple lifespans given as several hundred years,but,it’s cultivars,Fall fiesta,others only 80 years? Does anybody really know? Are cultivars hard wooded,as well? Thank you.
transplanting Sugar Maple Tree - Ask Extension
Oct 24, 2025 · Twent years ago we purchase a bundle of Sugar Maple trees. They are now ten to twelve feet tall and an inch or two thick. We would like to move a fe...
How often should I water my newly planted tree? - Ask Extension
Jun 2, 2021 · Both articles instruct you on proper planting procedures and care afterwards. Watering is a major concern because too much can cause the tree to drown and too little causes it to die. The …
Bark stripping on maple tree - Ask Extension
Jul 17, 2022 · Sometimes a maple or other hardwoods can drop bark. As long as there’s healthy bark underneath the peeling layers, your tree is OK. But if you see these other signs, your tree needs a bit …
Sugar Maple toxic to horses - Ask Extension
Jul 15, 2021 · Toxicity - Horses must consume 1.5 to 3 pounds of dried or wilted maple leaves per 1,000 lbs. of bodyweight. Fresh maple leaves are typically not a concern. Maple trees make great shade …
Propagating sugar maple - Ask Extension
Jul 17, 2024 · The fruit (samaras) of the Sugar Maple will turn from green to yellow to brown and fall from the tree when mature. Mature Sugar Maple seeds require a period of moisture and cold to …