Japanese Maple
I have a lovely japanese maple sitting close to our large magnolia and
a spot we would like to use for more vegetable gardening. My husband suggested cutting down the maple, which I would not allow, of course. *However*, I am really not that attached to the maple, which was here when we moved in six years ago. I would be willing to find it a new home, especially if someone wanted to pay for it. Is it feasible to move a tree that is well over ten years old? (canopy spread is probably over 10 feet across, although I'm a not a great judge of distances). Would a nursery possibly pay for the tree? - Susan |
Japanese Maple
I don't know if a nursery would buy the tree or not, but I do know that
June, July, August are not the best time to move a tree. If you move it now, there is a very good chance that it'll die. On the other hand, eventually it'll be a problem anyway, sitting too close to another tree. If it were me, I'd move it in the fall or spring. Susan Hogarth wrote: I have a lovely japanese maple sitting close to our large magnolia and a spot we would like to use for more vegetable gardening. My husband suggested cutting down the maple, which I would not allow, of course. *However*, I am really not that attached to the maple, which was here when we moved in six years ago. I would be willing to find it a new home, especially if someone wanted to pay for it. Is it feasible to move a tree that is well over ten years old? (canopy spread is probably over 10 feet across, although I'm a not a great judge of distances). Would a nursery possibly pay for the tree? - Susan |
Japanese Maple
"Susan Hogarth" wrote in message
ups.com... I have a lovely japanese maple sitting close to our large magnolia and a spot we would like to use for more vegetable gardening. My husband suggested cutting down the maple, which I would not allow, of course. *However*, I am really not that attached to the maple, which was here when we moved in six years ago. I would be willing to find it a new home, especially if someone wanted to pay for it. Is it feasible to move a tree that is well over ten years old? (canopy spread is probably over 10 feet across, although I'm a not a great judge of distances). Would a nursery possibly pay for the tree? A tree that size sells for at least $500 at a nursery. I'm sure it can be moved - by a pro - for maybe $300...but wait until December thru February. A nursery might take it off your hands for free. |
Japanese Maple
In article . com, "Susan Hogarth" wrote:
I have a lovely japanese maple sitting close to our large magnolia and a spot we would like to use for more vegetable gardening. Cut down the magnolia and keep the japanese maple. The maple won't get that big, especially compared to the magnolia. Magnolias are very messy plants (with the dropping of their large leaves and cones) and will grow quite large, both vertically and horizontally. After a few years, you won't have any space left for a garden. |
Japanese Maple
Nosmo King wrote:
In article . com, "Susan Hogarth" wrote: I have a lovely japanese maple sitting close to our large magnolia and a spot we would like to use for more vegetable gardening. Cut down the magnolia Not going to happen! The magnolia is much bigger, older, and is a showpiece. I like the maple, but I'm a transplant from Maryland and I adore the magnolia and wouldn't dream of getting rid of it. It also smells nice when it flowers which the maple never does, doesn't have beetles eating it to shreds every summer like the maple, and stays green all winter. I guess we're just not japanese maple people. They are lovely trees, but suited best for beautiful landscaping, which I am probably never going to take up seriously (we've talked serously about growing *wheat*!). I don't mind the maple - it has the distinct advantage of being short and so not blocking the solar panels - but at this point I don't particularly treasure it either. If someone would, that would be a nice outcome. - S. |
Japanese Maple
wheat????
Seriously, whatever you do with the tree, I think summer is not the time to do it. Besides, you get to use the time to figure out what you want to plant in the garden next spring and how you want to configure the garden, etc. Okay, I confess to being a "well" person, and there are simply things I don't bother trying in the summer here on the "sandy side"! Except of course, I would never flippantly say "cut down" a tree. Speaking of cutting down, a skanky maple near my water garden lost a 12-15' branch in what seemed to be a minor T-storm, so that whole tree may go. (Actually, I have been eying it for a while now, since the lawn seems to be moving downhill, leaving the maple's roots more exposed, and they are becoming a hazard!) Anne "Susan Hogarth" wrote in message ups.com... Nosmo King wrote: In article . com, "Susan Hogarth" wrote: I have a lovely japanese maple sitting close to our large magnolia and a spot we would like to use for more vegetable gardening. Cut down the magnolia Not going to happen! The magnolia is much bigger, older, and is a showpiece. I like the maple, but I'm a transplant from Maryland and I adore the magnolia and wouldn't dream of getting rid of it. It also smells nice when it flowers which the maple never does, doesn't have beetles eating it to shreds every summer like the maple, and stays green all winter. I guess we're just not japanese maple people. They are lovely trees, but suited best for beautiful landscaping, which I am probably never going to take up seriously (we've talked serously about growing *wheat*!). I don't mind the maple - it has the distinct advantage of being short and so not blocking the solar panels - but at this point I don't particularly treasure it either. If someone would, that would be a nice outcome. - S. |
Japanese Maple
Anne Lurie wrote:
wheat???? Sure. It's what's for dinner! ;-) Seriously, whatever you do with the tree, I think summer is not the time to do it. I'm convinced of that, thanks. I know moving my own not-inconsiderable bulk in this heat is stressful; I imagine it'd be tough on something that doesn't -expect- to move! Besides, you get to use the time to figure out what you want to plant in the garden next spring and how you want to configure the garden, etc. Planning. Now *there* is something I need to try! :) - Susan |
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