Posted on March 4, 2010.
Maples Trees are generally known as the maple trees are in fact scientifically as the genus Acer. There are 125 different species of tree, many of which are in Asia, with others in Europe, Africa and North America.
Appearance
Maples take the form of trees and shrubs. The trees can grow to forty-five meters high, which usually remain shrubs less than ten meters high. Most deciduous trees are maple, but there are a few evergreen species in the Mediterranean region and South Asia.
Maple flowers can be red, orange, yellow or green. The flowers are quite small but when found in large numbers in a tree can produce results surprisingly colorful.
Uses
The most popular use of maple is that ornamental trees, and you can see in many homes, municipalities and businesses. Maple the fastest growing and resistant to cold is Norway maple. other maples, especially smaller or unusual species, are used as specimen trees.
They are also widely used in the art of bonsai, because they respond ideally to techniques that are used for branching of leaves and reduction, and many species of maple can be used.
Maples is obviously important as sources of wood and syrup. The dry wood of these trees is used to smoke food. The sugar maple is used to produce syrup, which is obtained by tapping the tree sap and boil maple sugar or maple taffy. Other closely related species of maple sugar can also be used, but they do not give much as syrup. The sugar maple can live to 300 years.
larger species of precious wood are maple. bowling lanes and alley, butcher blocks and trees cue is made from sugar maple wood. Baseball bats are also made of maple wood. Wood
Care Tips
The most important thing to remember when taking care of maples is a good soil. The soil used determines the amount of water and nutrients from the plant grows, and affects both the way the tree can use water and nutrients. Using the perfect floor for a maple means it will be able to handle living in an urban environment and be able to fight against diseases. If you have maples, the best option to take is to add the mycorrhizal fungi, which will make your soil more suitable for your maple, and will also benefit directly from the maple.
Popularity
These maples are growing in popularity because of their fall color. Some maples are bright red in color while others are yellow spectacular. Some may even end up giving you several colors ranging from red to yellow and orange, and all on the same tree. When collecting maples, you need to know what colors you want based on their cash, so you know what to expect and if it's your favorite color appear in your garden. Keep in mind that when living outside of their geographic area ideal, many maples tend not to give their regular colors.