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Pruning young sugar maples – Tree care at the Maple Leaves Forever farm Part 3

It’s been almost two years since we planted some 175-200 cm sugar maple saplings on the Farm. An arborist will recommend  that you wait at least 2-3 years before attempting any pruning but we knew a few of these trees could use our help. Most deciduous trees and shrubs should be pruned when they are dormant, preferably in the early… READ MORE »Pruning young sugar maples – Tree care at the Maple Leaves Forever farm Part 3

Lesson Learned – Weed trimmers can kill trees

Last summer we visited a landowner who was concerned with the early-fall colour change several of the maples along his laneway displayed. Click here for related story. Closer examination revealed that property maintenance staff had severely damaged the bark and underlying tissue around the trunk at  the base of the trees, while using a string trimmer to cut the grass… READ MORE »Lesson Learned – Weed trimmers can kill trees

Visit to Winkelmolen, June 2019

Maple Leaves Forever visited Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd. recently to introduce our new Executive Director Deb Pella Keen to the staff and to get her boots dirty with a tour of the nursery facilities and production fields. We were shown high quality Native Maple seedlings, saplings and larger trees growing in fertile soils as we travelled throughout the nursery. We were… READ MORE »Visit to Winkelmolen, June 2019

Maple “seed crop” looks strong for 2019!

The hot, dry summer of 2018 has produced a heavier than normal “seed crop” on our Native Maples for 2019. During the past few weeks (early to late-June), our native red and silver maples have shed their seed crops where they are growing along city streets and in parklands. The larger silver maple seed can be seen along walkways and… READ MORE »Maple “seed crop” looks strong for 2019!

MLF is proud to support 2019 Ontario Envirothon!

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(Media Release from Forests Ontario – June 13, 2019) University of Toronto Schools Recognized as Forests Ontario’s Ontario Envirothon Champions Maple Leaves Forever awards generous cash prizes to top three teams Toronto, ON [June 20, 2019] – The Ontario Envirothon champions, University of Toronto Schools, were presented with a cash prize of $2,500 from charitable foundation Maple Leaves Forever for… READ MORE »MLF is proud to support 2019 Ontario Envirothon!

Flowers in unexpected places – maples blooming

We had a few nights with below freezing temperatures last week, but that didn’t slow up one of our earliest spring bloomers. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) started blooming in early April and this bit of cold wasn’t enough to interfere with seed development on these trees in central and southwestern Ontario. The flowers start out as tight red buds, often… READ MORE »Flowers in unexpected places – maples blooming

Maple Leaves Forever welcomes new Executive Director

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Maple Leaves Forever is happy to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen. “I’m very pleased that we have found someone as highly qualified and committed to trees and the environment as Deb Pella Keen, to lead Maple Leaves Forever into the future. I will continue to be involved with the organization, with more of the… READ MORE »Maple Leaves Forever welcomes new Executive Director

Early Fall leaf colour change indicates failing health

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