leatherback
The Treedeemer
I really do not understand what this whole discussion is about. Maple growth habits have been pretty well established I though.
Pretty much all maples backbud profusely when trimmed. Similarly backbudding frequently happens when branches / trunks are exposed to a lot of light. Both of course for strong, healthy trees. Notable exception are the cork bark varieties.
Points where leaves were attached are the nodes. The space between them are the internodes. The nodes are the localtion where backbudding happens. Also when you do not see the locations anymore due to aging of the plant.
Maples generally do not throw advantitius buds like some species. Exceptions I find can be callusrolls when large cuts are healing: I every once in a while get a bud to pop there.
You can get short internodes by
- Taking the growing tip out as soon as the growth starts in spring, and branch elongation is virtually stopped
- Partial feoliating in summer, allowing inner growth to stay alive and cutting back tot the inner growth in fall
- Trimming off the coars spring growth in early summer. The re-growth in summer will be much slower with short internodes
Pretty much all maples backbud profusely when trimmed. Similarly backbudding frequently happens when branches / trunks are exposed to a lot of light. Both of course for strong, healthy trees. Notable exception are the cork bark varieties.
Points where leaves were attached are the nodes. The space between them are the internodes. The nodes are the localtion where backbudding happens. Also when you do not see the locations anymore due to aging of the plant.
Maples generally do not throw advantitius buds like some species. Exceptions I find can be callusrolls when large cuts are healing: I every once in a while get a bud to pop there.
You can get short internodes by
- Taking the growing tip out as soon as the growth starts in spring, and branch elongation is virtually stopped
- Partial feoliating in summer, allowing inner growth to stay alive and cutting back tot the inner growth in fall
- Trimming off the coars spring growth in early summer. The re-growth in summer will be much slower with short internodes