Hello everyone,
I was here last year after a sudden defoliation of my Crimson King Maple, caused by anthracnose.
We left the tree alone to see how it would fair this season as it never rebounded last year.
This year the tree was half dead, sprouting leaves only on one side . We did have a huge sun scorch crack and after reading numerous articles I suspect that's what did the weak tree in. After cutting it down the crack was almost through the entire tree.
On June 1st we cut the tree down and hoped it would regrow. Immediately we had new growth to the right of the stump. Less than six weeks old is 40 inches tall, dense and huge-leaves, but green? To weeks later, another sprouted to the left of the stump. This is now about 4 weeks old, 24 inches tall also dense, huge leaves, but is purple like the original tree.
I don't know anything about this tree type, can it produce two different colors? Will the green one eventually turn purple as it was darker earlier on, although never deep purple.
Could the green be a sign of weakness? Should I let them both grow for awhile before cutting one down? Both look so healthy and dense.
Than for your answers, happy
I was here last year after a sudden defoliation of my Crimson King Maple, caused by anthracnose.
We left the tree alone to see how it would fair this season as it never rebounded last year.
This year the tree was half dead, sprouting leaves only on one side . We did have a huge sun scorch crack and after reading numerous articles I suspect that's what did the weak tree in. After cutting it down the crack was almost through the entire tree.
On June 1st we cut the tree down and hoped it would regrow. Immediately we had new growth to the right of the stump. Less than six weeks old is 40 inches tall, dense and huge-leaves, but green? To weeks later, another sprouted to the left of the stump. This is now about 4 weeks old, 24 inches tall also dense, huge leaves, but is purple like the original tree.
I don't know anything about this tree type, can it produce two different colors? Will the green one eventually turn purple as it was darker earlier on, although never deep purple.
Could the green be a sign of weakness? Should I let them both grow for awhile before cutting one down? Both look so healthy and dense.
Than for your answers, happy