New cultivars and larger sizes:
We
now introduce new and selected rare cultivars in Sept., rather than with
previously-offered cultivars in spring.
Size #2 trees are also available for ordering only after Sept. 1.
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Heat Stress:
Mild temperatures are best for shipping and planting. Maples ordered in summer may have browned leaves, but this is only temporary. We'll delay shipments when temperatures exceed 90 F. Fall is the preferred time for planting; spring is the next best time.
It seems that wherever there's a red maple, threre's a 'Bloodgood' lurking somewhere in the background. This tree is propagated from a "witch's broom" of 'Bloodgood' growing in Penn's Woods. (A witch's broom is an abnormal tufted growth of small branches.) It's a narrow, upright dwarf to around 6', with leaf lobes that are longer than those on most brooms, but like many other brooms, including, most famously, 'Shaina', the central lobe is often truncated and blunt. In fact, on 'Skeeter's Broom', the central lobe can be nearly absent, and any of the other lobes may be truncated as well. The leaves emerge bright red and turn to deep burgundy over the summer, a color they hold well until fall, when they brighten again. Similar to 'Shaina'.
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'Skeeter's Broom''
Size # 1 $15.00
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