I have a maple tree in my back yard.

May 27, All of these species drop their seeds in autumn or early winter. If your red maple trees drop their seeds in spring or early summer, try germinating them in the soil instead.

If the stratification process is too much effort, you can plant the seeds directly in the soil, in late autumn.

If you're going to plant the seeds outdoors, start this method 90– days before the last winter frost. Jun 15, Learn more about the trees that drip on cars, drop seeds and stinky fruit, and leave too much debris in your yard before you settle on the trees you plant. 6 Trees You Don’t Want in Your Yard. Trees are beneficial plants to foster in your yard, particularly for homeowners trying to cut down their carbon footprint.

Sep 27, It’s a good idea to know that your seeds are viable so you don’t waste your time trying to grow them. If you suspect that you have bad seed, see if you can collect more from a different tree. There are likely all kinds of Japanese maple trees in your town that you may have never noticed.

Jul 04, 1. Maple Tree Tar Spot. Identification: Black spots that range in size from a pin-prick to the size of a half dollar (4 cm).Some reports say that the spots can get as big as two inches. Caused By: Fungi that tend to hide in leaf bushleaning.baric species include Rhytisma acerinum, R.

americanum, and R. punctatum.; Season: Late summer and autumn Susceptible Species: Norway, silver, sycamore, and. May 12, Maple trees that are healthy sometimes skip a year in seed formation, either due to poor pollination or to an exceptionally good growing season the year before.

An over-abundance of samaras sometimes means the tree experienced some sort of “stress” the previous year, so producing a bumper crop of seeds is the tree’s way of carrying on the. Jan 25, But don’t be too concerned, as it doesn’t affect the whole tree and its long-term health, just the foliage.

Even if they defoliate a lot, a tree as old as yours will not be hurt. I doubt it was the mulch, unless it was contaminated with leaves from a tree like maple or ash, that had this disease on it.

Jul 26, However, having said that, Maple trees drop lots of problematic detrius throughout the spring summer and fall. My tree seeded a number of times, dropped flower buds, and the leaf amounts in fall are almost unmanageable. If I leave the leaves (and don't rake), they never seem to decompose!!