"Brian" wrote in message
m...
I planted a 12 foot red sunset maple last August and am considering
fertilizing it this Spring. I've read that one should wait at least a
year before fertilizing newly planted trees. I've also heard that one
should indeed fertilize newly planted trees and that its growth will
suffer if it's not fertilized. Can anyone give me the pros and cons
of fertilizing this spring as opposed to waiting until next spring?

Thanks in advance!

Brian

I don't know where you live but here in South Florida we use a rule of trunk
diameter. For every 1" of trunk diameter you wait 30 days before
fertilizing. Thus a 6" diameter tree would not get fertilized for 6 months.