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EMERSON SCHOOL’S ELMS
I grew up on the Near West Side of Chicago in a neighborhood of concrete and asphalt that was nearly…
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HEALING MY SILVER MAPLE
We have a 45 year old Silver Maple in our backyard. At some point in it's early days, someone probably…
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SAVING A TREE
I had an older Silver Maple in my backyard. I know they aren't the best trees but it provided much…
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From the blog tree stories by admin on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

We have a 45 year old Silver Maple in our backyard. At some point in it's early days, someone probably hit it with a car and left a scar. Ants started …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Name: Marcia
Email: marcias@spottradingllc.com
I planted a silver maple in Sept 2006 and its been growing and doing fine. This spring I cut off 2 branches that were growing too close to the …

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, October 22nd, 2010

Name: Darla
Email: 11darlam@sbcglobal.net
I have a silver maple which, this summer, dropped sap all over the house and anything that we may have left outside. It was impossible to get off.

I am …

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Name: Sue
Email: suedonheid@gmail.com
I am ready to apply mulch to my garden beds. However, I have two silver maples and I was wondering if I should wait and apply the mulch after …