| Buds and young shoots | Branches | Leaves | Roots and root collar | Trunk |
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| Maple pics will be here soon |
Maples - 150 species with leaves in opposite pairs that typically have five lobes, variations occur with leaves of three and seven lobes.
Family:Aceraceae
Things to look for:
- Bark - What is it like?
- What shape is the crown?
- Are leaves... Shape?Hairy or glaucous underneath? How many lobes?
- Shoots - What color are they?
- Buds - What color are they?
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| Betula - Birch Leaves |
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| Betula - Birch Bark Of Young Tree |
A fantastic species no matter the size and variety, great branch structure makes the Acer - Maple architecturally pleasing to the eye.
Various types of lobed leaves with numerous colours add interest where ever they are .
Approximately one hundred and fifty species of Acer - Maple are in existence around the temperate regions of the world Canada, Europe, Asia, N Africa, United States.
Planting Acer - Maple can be quite difficult due to the sheer variety involved. To break that down you need to forget about the qualities that make this species pleasing to the eye. Its a simple case of requirements once the site requirements are understood, narrowing down the Acer - Maple you want will be made simpler.
Various types of lobed leaves with numerous colours add interest where ever they are .
Approximately one hundred and fifty species of Acer - Maple are in existence around the temperate regions of the world Canada, Europe, Asia, N Africa, United States.
Planting Acer - Maple can be quite difficult due to the sheer variety involved. To break that down you need to forget about the qualities that make this species pleasing to the eye. Its a simple case of requirements once the site requirements are understood, narrowing down the Acer - Maple you want will be made simpler.
- Space requirements vertically and horizontally
- Distance to property and underground utilities
- Soil type and drainage
- Amount of light or shade required for you and the tree
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| Betula - Birch Bark |
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| Betula - Birch Leaves Underside |
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| Betula - Birch Leaves And New Growth |
- Leaves necrosis, complete shriveling of foliage, Deformation, Browning around edges, leaf spots, deformation, Insects on underside of leaves, small galls purse shaped reddish color, Defoliation, color change
- click to see list of causal agents
- Buds and young shoots destruction of buds or young shoots
- click to see list of causal agents
- Branches death of end of twigs, symptom confined to the bark, confined to branch tip
- click to see list of causal agents
- Roots and root collar fruit-bodies at base of trunk, white mycellium sheets at base of tree
- click to see list of causal agents
- Trunk fruit body hoof like appearance, cracked bark, bark falling away, bark stripped
- click to see list of causal agents
Hi Lee,
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by at my site today. I got curious what you do, and you do indeed work with trees :D. Interesting work. Not unlike bonsai. Did you know that often bonsai start their live as a regular garden shrub? In any case. My site is being build. Please feel free to drop by later again.