Study: Acer Rubrum acclimate better in urban environments

[zanduh]

So I just read this article and the study it’s referencing.

Study finds that red maples were more productive in an environment with more urbanization

A team of researchers have examined whether urban red maples—a resilient native tree known to thrive in urban environments—acclimate to environmental shifts and whether that response is impacted by the size of the city.

phys.org

Red maple (Acer rubrum L.) trees demonstrate acclimation to urban conditions in deciduous forests embedded in cities

The impacts of urbanization, such as urban heat island (UHI) and nutrient loads, can influence tree function through altered physiology and metabolism and stress response, which has implications for urban forest health in cities across the world. Our goal was to compare growth-stimulating and...

journals.plos.org

My takeaways from this are that Red Maple are probably a very good maple choice for city balcony bonsai given their apparent ability to acclimate well to what would be stressors for other trees.

Thought that was pretty cool!

 

[BonjourBonsai]

Acer rubrums are cool trees. Really vigorous and their leaves reduce nicely. I have a bunch that ive started from seeds. I collected a gorgeous one with a 3 inch trunk before i knew what i was doing. It sadly did not make it. But I'm not giving up on the species!

 

[zanduh]

Acer rubrums are cool trees. Really vigorous and their leaves reduce nicely. I have a bunch that ive started from seeds. I collected a gorgeous one with a 3 inch trunk before i knew what i was doing. It sadly did not make it. But I'm not giving up on the species!

im looking for a good material to work around here. soon i’ll have too many maples than can fit on a small balcony :0