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New Resource: Grow your own maple tree… from seed!

Maple Leaves Forever’s Horticultural Consultant, Caitlin Ayling, has prepared a comprehensive guide to growing maple trees from seed. Follow this guide, starting with deciding on the type of tree, recognizing its’ seed, collecting, stratifying and sowing the seed to increase the chances your tree will survive and thrive. An excerpt is provided below, but you can read the whole article here… READ MORE »New Resource: Grow your own maple tree… from seed!

Lessons Learned – Tree-watering bags save wilted trees

A note from one of our rebate recipients: I talked with our friends at Maple Leaves Forever last week when the leaves on one of the sugar maples I planted along my laneway three years ago took on a wilted appearance. What’s up? I live and work in the city and escape to my farm on the weekends, so the… READ MORE »Lessons Learned – Tree-watering bags save wilted trees

Apply Now for Fall Planting Rebates

APPLY FOR OUR 25% THANK YOU REBATE FOR FALL MAPLE PLANTING If you are considering planting maples this fall, visit our Nursery Partners page to find a list of nurseries that supply Native Maple trees to the Maple Leaves Forever program. Visit or contact the nursery to confirm the availability of Native Maples for your tree planting plans. You may… READ MORE »Apply Now for Fall Planting Rebates

Shades of Red: What is a Red Maple Tree?

In the nursery and landscape industry, saying the words “Red Maple” can apply to several distinctly different tree species and the many cultivars developed from these species. The average homeowner can get confused reading the labels tied to the trees at a nursery or garden centre. He just wants a red maple tree that will improve his property’s curb appeal… READ MORE »Shades of Red: What is a Red Maple Tree?