Just went to a private lake and found these I think the amber maple but could anyone confirm

[Elyah]

Thinking about just planting in the ground to grow out need advice should I plant as they are or cut some of long taper roots off any recommendations would be helpful thanks

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Looks like Amur maple to me.

 

[cbroad]

If it was me, I'd pot them up to regrow a better root system and then decide what to do with them. It looks like they're going to need some recovery time and you can move them in and out of the sun as needed that way. I've only been growing them two years, but I've heard they're tough trees so maybe you can just plant them as is.

The skinny one in the middle looks to have a complete root system, it's probably fine.

The one on the right looks to be a runner, so it might be hard to keep it alive. If it was me, I would cut those long side roots enough to get it in a pot and and cover the whole thing with a plastic tent/humidity dome for a few weeks to regrow some more roots.

The clump one seems to have a root system on one side, I'd just try to regrow the roots again.

Like I said I've only grown them for two years but to me, those look like they've been through some shock and I wouldn't put them in the ground yet, I would baby them in pots at least for a month or two. But someone with more experience with amurs may say plant them in full sun, no problem...

 

[Elyah]

If it was me, I'd pot them up to regrow a better root system and then decide what to do with them. It looks like they're going to need some recovery time and you can move them in and out of the sun as needed that way. I've only been growing them two years, but I've heard they're tough trees so maybe you can just plant them as is.

The skinny one in the middle looks to have a complete root system, it's probably fine.

The one on the right looks to be a runner, so it might be hard to keep it alive. If it was me, I would cut those long side roots enough to get it in a pot and and cover the whole thing with a plastic tent/humidity dome for a few weeks to regrow some more roots.

The clump one seems to have a root system on one side, I'd just try to regrow the roots again.

Like I said I've only grown them for two years but to me, those look like they've been through some shock and I wouldn't put them in the ground yet, I would baby them in pots at least for a month or two. But someone with more experience with amurs may say plant them in full sun, no problem...

Yes I have decided to put them in pots with Pinebark and turface some sphagnum Moss mix I don't have any Pondbaskets I'll have to us regular pots for now I was definitely rough with them it was pretty much a grab and go cross my fingers they recover here are pictures of the pots

 

[sorce]

Nice.

I had some late collects wilt and come back.

At least one will make it!

Sorce

 

[GGB]

I've been collecting silver maple all summer, haven't lost a leaf yet. You might be fine if you got most of the roots. I just pulled mine out with my hands too, but they were literally growing in a river, so the mud was loose and roots were in a pad 1/4" deep

 

[Elyah]

Nice.

I had some late collects wilt and come back.

At least one will make it!

Sorce

I believe the seeds in years past must've blown off of this mother tree very close seeds wedged through these rocks when I pulled them out trunk ware underwater we have been getting a lot of rain so I imagine the lake is a little high right now but these trees are constantly getting mowed and weed whack building some character to the trunk there are tons of them growing between the rocks lol