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Old 25-05-2003, 05:20 PM
 
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Default Need info on October Glory Maple trees

Paslaz,

'October Glory' is a variety of red maple, Acer rubrum. Red maple is
very tolerant of soil conditions so you should not have a problem.

'October Glory' was developed by Princeton Nurseries here in central
NJ and I have seen a LOT of them. I would estimate the ultimate height
to be 40-60 feet in 25 years. In your climate zone I would expect the
lower end of the growth range. Width is about 2/3 of the height on
mature trees, about 1/2 on younger ones.

Red maples are not very susceptible to wind damage.

Red maples produce ripe seeds from late spring to early summer
depending on climate. The seeds are "helicopters", botanically referred
to as "samaras".

$700 each sounds astronomically high, how big are these trees?

--beeky

paslaz wrote:

Hi..we're considering buying several large October Glory clump Maples
and I'm hoping someone can help with a couple of quick questions..

- Are these good for hard (clay) soil and a lot of sun?

- How tall and wide do they get?

- Are they strong trees? Suscepible to wind?

- Do these have traditional Maple "helicopter" seeds? (The landscape
guy is trying to tell us they don't, but I thought all Maples got
these and they get everywhere & make a heckuva mess?)

We live in Michigan (Detroit area) and want to make sure it's a good
investment as they're fairly expensive ($700 each, planted - but they
are big, specimen trees and will provide us instant screening).

Thanks!

Jim