Re: under maples
Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> Hey! Trees are your friends!
Thanks Christopher - I feel that way too!
> Some silver maples aren't as annoying as others, too. Sharon might
> have one of the better cultivars -- 'Blaire' has stronger branching,
> 'Pyramidale' has a wonderfully pyramidal habit, and then others combine
> clean foliage and on-fruiting. My favorite is 'Laciniatum', which
> has wonderfully deep, deep, dissected leaves. Supposedly they're
> incredibly popular in the U.K, but I'm still waiting to buy volume
> 1 of "Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles" (I started at
> volume IV so I could read up on Viburnums) so I can't tell you for
> sure.
The silver maple is huge.
Can you recommend a book to help identify the cultivar?
>
> Anyhow, I think Sharon still has a number of options available to her.
> If the soil is there is dry, stick with plants for dry shade. Adding
> water will just make the tree more aggressive. Silver maples really
> aren't too terrible to plant beneath. The worst are Norway maples,
> which shade out even grass.
I will look into dry shade plants. Unfortunately (if you read my other
message) the other maples in question are probably Norways. I'm sure
these weren't planted - they were just never pulled up. There is moss
growing under these other maples and I planted bulbs which came up in
this spring - but is there any hope for perennials or ferns?
Thanks!
sharon
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