American maple as an ornamental tree

Description of the tree:

• The trunk is short, brown in color, there are cracks. The crown is spreading, dense.
• The branches are smooth, thin, green. Sometimes there is a purple bloom on the shoots.
• Leaves are compound, each consisting of 3-5 leaf plates up to 10 cm long. In autumn they acquire a yellow or red tint. Maple leaves of this species resemble ash leaf plates.
• During flowering, male and female flowers are formed. The former are red hanging bunches, and the latter are green racemose inflorescences. Flowering begins in May. In August or September, the fruits appear – lionfish.

Maple is a frost-resistant plant that can withstand frosts down to -35˚С. The tree grows and develops rapidly.

This species is adapted to the most unfavorable conditions. You don’t have to look after him. It can do without watering, fertilizing and pruning. The tree propagates independently by seed, and also gives abundant growth. A single seedling can grow into a whole hedge in a few years. This type of maple has excellent regenerative properties. The tree does not die if branches are broken, the trunk is tilted or the bark is damaged.

Maple can grow along walls and fences, around the trunks of tall trees, on rocky and sandy soil, among debris. Without formative pruning, it grows as a shrub and loses its beautiful appearance.

Shapes can be formed from maple thickets. Such garden compositions will decorate the site.

American maple seedlings can be planted with ornamental trees and shrubs along roads, in parks and industrial areas for landscaping. The tree lives up to 100 years, but in urban conditions the life expectancy is 30 years. To make the tree look beautiful, it is necessary to carry out anti-aging pruning. Old branches need to be cut out, in their place a young growth will form.

If you want to grow maple on your site, dig up young growth and transplant the seedling to a fertilized place. Don’t forget about formative pruning.