Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:28 am
Sat Mar 31, 2018 3:07 am
Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:45 pm
applestar wrote:I suppose this isn’t exactly what you asked, but when thinking about what you are asking, I start by reading reference materials like these:
Silver maple : UMN Extension
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yar ... index.html
Managing and Restoring
Woodland and Forest Communities
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance ... apter3.pdf
...silver maple mentioned on p.15 as a “pioneer species” (ref. Page
According to the 2nd link, it sounds like elderberry and bush honeysuckle would grow well ...but I had the impression that bush honeysuckle is invasive .. maybe that’s only in areas further south like NJ? That particular document doesn’t specify, but mention there would be other plants that grow in community in similar conditions — that’s where I would start.
You could get named cultivars for more landscaped look. Other plants that live in plant community with silver maple would provide starting point for finding cultivated species in the same family.
...Note the cautions about silver maple’s habits in the first link — it’s not a tree that is recommended around here because of the weedy seedlings and because the mature trees tend to start dropping limbs and splitting trunks. Again, situation may not be as dire where you live?
...But it would be a good idea to find out — I chopped down a perfectly lovely looking ornamental pear that was in my front yard because I found out it could start doing the same thing within 5-10 years. We had a couple of severe wet clinging snowfalls in the last week and I’m still seeing piles of trees and tree limbs and cut up trees on the curb everywhere I go — trees that split or dropped heavy limbs, shrubs and trees that fell over and were uprooted from the weight of the snow.... including ornamental pears and silver maples.