Autumn Blaze Maple Help
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:16 am
Bought a house a few months ago. The previous owner had planted a 25' Autumn Blaze Maple in the previous Fall ('09). When planted he laid down a few inch thick bunch of mulch that spreads about 12" from the base of the tree.
Located in the Twin Cities, we had an interesting Spring where it hardly rained April - May. June has been full of rain every couple of days.
I noticed in mid-May that some of the leaves were turning Red and falling off like it was Fall. When this happened I started leaving a hose at the base with a slow trickle of water for about 1 hour a day for 1 week. Since then I have been doing this roughly 1 to 2 times per week.
There are a few branches (especially at the top) that are now void of leaves. Other than that the tree seemed to perform better after watering. What I am concerned about is in the past couple days I've noticed roughly half of the tree has turned a maroon red, the other half remaining green.
I was wondering if this was normal for the first year or if I've got some problems to work out? Anyone have any helpful suggestions? Should I be laying down a specific fertilizer or something of that nature? Should I continue watering like I have been?
Located in the Twin Cities, we had an interesting Spring where it hardly rained April - May. June has been full of rain every couple of days.
I noticed in mid-May that some of the leaves were turning Red and falling off like it was Fall. When this happened I started leaving a hose at the base with a slow trickle of water for about 1 hour a day for 1 week. Since then I have been doing this roughly 1 to 2 times per week.
There are a few branches (especially at the top) that are now void of leaves. Other than that the tree seemed to perform better after watering. What I am concerned about is in the past couple days I've noticed roughly half of the tree has turned a maroon red, the other half remaining green.
I was wondering if this was normal for the first year or if I've got some problems to work out? Anyone have any helpful suggestions? Should I be laying down a specific fertilizer or something of that nature? Should I continue watering like I have been?