Bulbs Flower Basics Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens Flower Garden Garden Furniture Garden Gnomes Garden Seeds Garden Sheds Garden Statues Garden Tools & Supplies Gardening Basics Green & Organic Groundcovers & Vines Growing Annuals Growing Basil Growing Beans Growing Berries Growing Blueberries Growing Cactus Growing Corn Growing Cotton Growing Edibles Growing Flowers Growing Garlic Growing Grapes Growing Grass Growing Herbs Growing Jasmine Growing Mint Growing Mushrooms Orchids Growing Peanuts Growing Perennials Growing Plants Growing Rosemary Growing Roses Growing Strawberries Growing Sunflowers Growing Thyme Growing Tomatoes Growing Tulips Growing Vegetables Herb Basics Herb Garden Indoor Growing Landscaping Basics Landscaping Patios Landscaping Plants Landscaping Shrubs Landscaping Trees Landscaping Walks & Pathways Lawn Basics Lawn Maintenance Lawn Mowers Lawn Ornaments Lawn Planting Lawn Tools Outdoor Growing Overall Landscape Planning Pests, Weeds & Problems Plant Basics Rock Garden Rose Garden Shrubs Soil Specialty Gardens Trees Vegetable Garden Yard Maintenance

When Do Maple Trees Bud?

How to Start Lemon Seeds Indoors - watch on youtube
When Do Maple Trees Bud?

When Do Maple Trees Bud?. More than 120 maple species exist. Within each species are hundreds of cultivars bred for specific traits like color, size or form. Buds set in the fall but species type and seasonal weather conditions influence exact budding times.

More than 120 maple species exist. Within each species are hundreds of cultivars bred for specific traits like color, size or form. Buds set in the fall but species type and seasonal weather conditions influence exact budding times.
Life Cycle
During the summer months maple trees experience rapid shoot growth. Limbs, twigs and branches increase in length. During the fall, buds set on this new growth. They open the following spring, yielding flowers and leaves, when temperatures rise.
Species and Cultivars
Red maple (Acer rubrum L.), also called swamp maple and soft maple, is a landscape tree whose growing region extends from Nova Scotia to Florida to Texas and Oklahoma. In cool climates the tree breaks bud in May but in warm regions buds burst in March. Sugar maple also bursts in March while black maple trees experience bud bursts in April.
Pruning
Maple trees boast strong fall foliage. Foliage develops and provides shade throughout the summer before changing color and dropping in the fall. Maple trees then enter a dormant phase. Pruning takes place during this phase, when it will not interfere with bud development and when sap is least likely to ooze from cut branches.

Check out these related posts