Shade Trees

• Red Maple -The leaves are medium to dark green in the summer and the fall colour varies from yellow to reddish-orange to brilliant red. A very hardy tree which thrives in full sun and does well in most soil types but prefers moist soils.

Medium to fast growing.

• Sugar Maple - Best known for making Maple Syrup, bright green leaves turning orange, red, and golden yellow in fall.

Thrives in full sun to full shade.

• Columnar Norway Maple - Likes well drained moderately moist fertile soil.

Excellent for street planting and narrow spaces.

• Globe Norway Maple - Generally free of pests, disease and wind damage. A dense, rounded, very symmetrically growing tree.

Ideal for height restrictions.

• The foliage is a dark green in the summer, changing to yellow in the fall.
• Crimson King Maple
• Is a variation of the Norway Maple, but the leaves are more red than purple.
• Adapts to all soils, sand or clay.
• Thrives best in full sun.
• Brilliant deep maroon foliage from spring right through to fall

Harlequin Maple

• Light green leaves edged in white, with some leaves showing a mix of white and green.
• A striking accent tree.

Morgan Red Maple

• The leaves are medium to dark green in the summer with orange-red to red fall colour.
• This tree thrives in full sun and prefers moist soils.
• One of the fastest growing red maples.
• Broad, oval shaped head. This specimen is very hardy.

Sheridan Silver Maple

• Tolerant to most soils, but prefers moist soil.
• Renowned for its fast growth rate and green foliage with the shimmery silver underside.
• The silver maple shouldn’t be used on small properties.
• This is a native tree.
• Culture of Large Maples
• Fertilize in the spring with tree fertilizer stakes.
• Pruning must only be done in the summer months (The sap runs so quickly in the late winter, early spring that it will not stop if pruned at the wrong time of year).
• Rake all maple leaves off the lawn before winter arrives (accumulation can seriously damage your lawn).

Under planting a Large Maple

• Many Maple varieties grow tall and wide which can cast dense shade.
• If you have grass growing underneath, it may be difficult to maintain a healthy lawn in that area as the Maple takes most of the moisture and nutrients from soil.
• As your Maple matures and the grass diminishes, consider a bed of low maintenance ground cover to replace the lawn.
• There are many attractive year round broadleaf