JohnFranklin - Zone 7b
Yamadori
It appears that Spring has sprung here in Maryland. The two maples discussed in this thread seem to be growing well and each tree's buds look strong. But I am curious, today i found what appear to be super small grains of white rice, 16th of inch or smaller in length and maybe a mm in width stuck on the lower portions of the the trunk of each tree. I used painters tape and removed all of them and they did remove very easily, probably 6 or 8 per tree. Is anyone familiar with what I've described? Or perhaps my OCD is working overtime. Any responses would be appreciated, Thanks.