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  1. greenfoot

    Damaged (Norway) Maple root flare

    Starting to feel like a tree terrorist in my yard with my beast of a mower, getting used to it, really don't want to be. Hit this one passing between two trees heading another part of the property, was getting dark, misjudged the space. Looks like a Sugar Maple (edit: Norway Maple), otherwise...
  2. Z

    Sugar Maple - Pruning Wound/Dressing ?

    Hi Everyone, I have what I believe is a large Sugar Maple and I'm concerned about its health. I noticed wood peckers poking into a wound of an old limb and when I investigated, I noticed the inside of the wound has soft spots, rot, and bugs. I'm wondering whether It's possible to clean it...
  3. M

    Is this Verticillium wilt?

    One of a pair of sugar maples I planted back in 2004 is showing some wilting on the central leader and two other branches. I think this may be verticillium wilt but not entirely sure and would be interested in other opinions. Quick background: tree suffered a broken stem back in 2010 or so...
  4. M

    what's ailing this sugar ma

    A sugar maple I planted 15 years ago as a sapling has been growing fairly vigorously and well, although about 8 years ago an October ice storm broke one of two main stems so I had to cut the damaged stem out. From all appearances the tree seemed to recover (I had a professional arborist take a...
  5. W

    Major limb of maple tree fell off due to ice rain/wind. What do?

    Hi all, We are currently going through a massive ice rain storm / wind gusts in Ontario. On Monday, a major limb of my mature sugar maple tree in front of my house fell off. Thankfully, not on our house...! See picture there: https://imgur.com/a/BUR5P My question: Will the tree survive...
  6. W

    Sugar Maple leaves falling a bit early in October?

    Hi all, I have a tall mature sugar maple on my front yard. I found that its leaves turned orange/red earlier than the other trees in my neighbourhood (though other trees are not necessarily sugar maple, but some are definitely some kind of maple). Factors to take into consideration: - I...
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