On Sep 13, 12:36?pm, "jmagerl" wrote:
I've got a very beautiful Norway Maple in my yard. Yes it has plenty of
seeds and yes they virttually all sprout and yet after 30 yrs its still the
only Norway Maple around in a forest of Oak and Walnut trees. I even had
tried to transplant some of those seedlings to other spots. THe local deer
population think the seedlings are delicious. Nothing survives more than a
season. I had one survive to about 10ft tall before a deer decided to rub
his antlers on it. Killed it good (the tree not the deer). Quite frankly, I
don't see how anything propagates with the hungry hoard around.

Exactly. I had a huge crimson king Norway maple growing at the rear
of my house when I moved in, was too large and too close so sadly I
had it removed, that was four years ago, the tree was there some 45
years. There isn't even one other crimson king Norway maple within a
thousand yards of that spot... the only other one I've seen nearby is
like a half mile down the road in someone's front yard, even larger
than the one I had removed. The only other evidence left is that
somehow there are two small seedlings seemingly surviving (barely)
under my rear deck... the deer can't get to them, neither can I unless
I undo the lath skirting around my deck. There are lots of other
critters that munch seedlings like they're candy, rabbits do a good
job, but especially woodchucks. There's a fat woodchuck living under
a brush pile past my barn, I've seen Woody very methodically track
down every seedling within the approximately three acre domain he
seems to have marked as his... maybe a her, never got close enough to
check.... probably a her, Woody has a wide rear! LOL There's a medium
sized common Norway maple growing right behind my barn, don't even
notice it until fall when suddenly it turns a blinding bright yellow,
it's those seedings that Woody devours every spring... I think Woody
even chases the deer from those seedlings... only the Albino skunk
that lives somewhere around chases everyone off just by passing
through, but I don't think skunks eat seedlings, least I've never
noticed that gorgeous snow white beast eating anything... very
elusive, only spot it very occasionally and very briefly before it
scampers off, I'd love to get a picture. Snapped a picture of a great
blue heron yesterday perched atop my Norwegian yellow barn.... never
seen one up there before, typically they're stalking in the tall reeds
near my pond or all of a sudden go flying by, so even though it's not
a great shot (wouldn't turn round) but I was glad to get this picture
just before it flew off.

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