Maple Leaves Forever’s Nursery Partner Program offers nurseries and customers a special incentive to sell, purchase and plant Native Canadian Maple Trees. We will promote your nursery as part of our program, and your customers can access our 25% Rebate on purchases of eligible maple trees (restrictions apply). View Rebate Details here. You can review our Nursery Partner Requirements here… READ MORE »Q&A for Potential Nursery Partners this week!
Recently we had a question come to our mailbox about white spots on their trees’ bark. MLF Tree Expert Carl Mansfield replied: Your tree appears to have lichens growing on the outer bark. Lichens are colourful crusts found growing on trees, rocks and other objects. They are often thought to be a pest or disease of trees and shrubs, but not so.… READ MORE »Q&A – What are those white blotches on my tree?
Our Tree Guy answered a call from a concerned landowner with a tree problem. Several of the maple trees that lined his laneway were showing an out-of-season ‘fall-like’ colour change. Premature leaf colour change is a reliable indicator of failing health. First thoughts were that the trees were suffering from extreme drought stress. The trees hadn’t been watered this year.… READ MORE »Early Fall leaf colour change indicates failing health
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?
In the fall, the leaves of deciduous trees turn yellow, orange, red or mixes thereof. The vivid yellow and orange colours that we see in the fall are present throughout the spring and summer, but are not readily visible to our eye. Tree leaves contain three primary pigments: carotenenoids, anthocyanin and the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll, which captures the sun’s energy… READ MORE »Autumn’s Colourful Display – Why do tree leaves change in the fall?
The following question came in to the MLF inbox, and we thought the answer might interest fellow maple advocates: To plant or not plant saplings over their first winter? Hello, I discovered 16 saplings under my maple tree this spring and transplanted them into containers to protect and preserve them from meeting their demise due to my lawnmower. How should… READ MORE »MLF Guide to planting small seedlings
A few weeks ago, we received a Tweet from one of our contacts asking: @MLeavesForever any ideas why the top branches of my #maple grow well at first then top most leaves brown buds die? A tree expert and friend of Maple Leaves Forever, Carl Mansfield, looked into this question for us: I checked a few references to confirm my… READ MORE »MLF answers question about sick maple tree
