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Traildogbob

(13,233 posts)
5. Depending on the species of maple.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 06:04 PM
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Most are prolific at spouting. If you are concerned cut it below the dead limbs, and before you know it, it will be spouting from the cut, creating a cool multi limbed top you can easily maintain to be a full rounded crown. I have an adult 5 trees, red maple being one, that I prune all summer and it looks like a little bonsai forest plot. Good luck, County Forest Rangers will come out and advise for free.

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I'm glad it didn't hurt anyone or hit your house or the neighbor's! SheltieLover Thursday #1
I am too Marthe48 Thursday #7
You were lucky it didn't cause more damage or hurt someone! Diamond_Dog Thursday #2
I have 2 maples Marthe48 Thursday #8
You too Marthe! Diamond_Dog Thursday #12
Marthe, I'm glad you're ok. If I lived near you... LuckyCharms Thursday #3
Glad to hear from you! Marthe48 Thursday #6
Thanks, Marthe. LuckyCharms Thursday #10
It looked like a whole tree Marthe48 Thursday #15
Hoo boy! Niagara Thursday #4
I am too Marthe48 Thursday #9
Depending on the species of maple. Traildogbob Thursday #5
I've got 2 maples Marthe48 Thursday #11
Good luck Traildogbob Thursday #13
I just worry about our natural world Marthe48 Thursday #17
I zoomed Traildogbob Thursday #18
silver maples, probably. their a native and can live to b quite old. mopinko Thursday #14
I think they might be sugar maples Marthe48 Thursday #16
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