Re: under maples

> > 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?

Unless there's some really obvious characteristics (like purple and
pink polka-dotted leaves), it will be hard to identify the cultivar
(if any) without the use of a lab.

I realize my comments above wer ambiguous too -- I meant that all silver
maples are supposed to be popular in the U.K., not just the cultivar
'Laciniatum'.

> 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?

Ferns would probably work without any problems.  You could also just
go with a moss garden.  :)  I've got big white pines, hemlocks, and
firs to plant under, so I don't have first-hand experience with
Norway maples.  How low to the ground are the branches?  Would you 
limb them up at all?

Chris
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