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NFT: Question RE: Tree Care (Possible Dumbass Alert)

Cap'n Bluebeard : 1/17/2019 12:35 pm
So I bought my first home last year and just yesterday I noticed that a young maple tree has a small pole ziptied to it for support, or at least I would assume it's young based on its size. It's probably like 8ft tall and really skinny, diameter still small enough for me to grab it completely in one hand, not much more than a thick rake handle or something. The previous owners died and the agent doesn't have any idea when the tree was planted so I can't be 100% positive how long it's been there.

Any idea how long that is supposed to stay like that? Looked around the internet a bit, couldn't find much. Besides, isn't BBI everyone's source for all kinds of life advice?
we never used  
emcca005 : 1/17/2019 12:42 pm : link
zip ties but we would stake it in a triangular fashion so it had support from multiple angles. Generally we would leave it on for one full growing season (we normally planted them at 2.5"-3" diameter). After that it should be well rooted
Remove both the pole and the tree immediately  
idiotsavant : 1/17/2019 12:52 pm : link
Pole is not necessary and maples drop leaves all over. Trees are your enemy.
go to google dot com  
Rocky369 : 1/17/2019 12:54 pm : link
and type maple tree age by diameter.
RE: Remove both the pole and the tree immediately  
Cap'n Bluebeard : 1/17/2019 1:54 pm : link
In comment 14266611 idiotsavant said:
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Pole is not necessary and maples drop leaves all over. Trees are your enemy.


Hahaha..oh, that much I know....the house backs up to a cemetary on one side and a wooded area on the other....the Maple is the only tree in my yard and it's too young to do much damage but the recreation area.....yikes!
That's really creepy backing up to a cemetery  
pjcas18 : 1/17/2019 2:00 pm : link
maybe there's a body buried near the tree for some family who couldn't afford a cemetery plot and the the pole zip tied to it is a marker of some kind.

And trees are not your enemy, they help your lawn, the environment and other aspects of your home with the shade they eventually provide.

remove only if a nuisance.
I'm not into the whole  
idiotsavant : 1/17/2019 2:20 pm : link
"trees are good" thing. I mean, your minding your own business and Bam! branches on yard.

I pine for the days of yore with open fields and lots of sheep.

But, seriously, maples are a pain. It's near graves? Remove it stat. Roots and all please. Thank you-

- the occupants

Nice topic and I have a question...  
EricJ : 1/17/2019 2:28 pm : link
I have three fairly young apple trees. Maybe 12 -15 feet tall. Would love to know whether I should be dropping any nutrients at all round the base during the winter.
Rats love fruit  
idiotsavant : 1/17/2019 2:34 pm : link
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