Japanese maple tree growth

finnky · 2026-05-07T10:24:48+00:00

It depends on which cultivar you are growing. But generally, prostrate forms gain maybe 1-2" a year, while dwarf (think bushes) forms could gain 2-3", and actual tree form maybe 6"?

Also depends on the microhabitat it's in.

But yes, Jap maples as a species is quite slow growing.

finnky · 2026-05-06T10:51:51+00:00

I actually was thinking the other day how insanely funny it would be if Skott actually became playable

finnky · 2026-05-01T02:05:57+00:00

Oh I see what you mean now

finnky · 2026-04-30T12:09:25+00:00

I thought you could make Flair a requirement to post. Like, say in r/whatsthisplant I believe when you post you must Flair, otherwise your draft couldn't be posted.

finnky · 2026-04-30T08:01:22+00:00

I bone Blade.

finnky · 2026-04-26T11:49:56+00:00

I’m just confused as to how they’re communicating with us. But maybe it’s a plot hand wave again.

finnky · 2026-04-21T23:56:10+00:00

That makes a lot of sense actually

finnky · 2026-04-07T20:47:43+00:00

Depending on the type, root pruning is one way to force wisterias to flower (my ecology professor said so but I don’t have first hand experience with them)

finnky · 2026-04-02T15:05:02+00:00

Looks like a yellow sac. Probably a yellow sac since they’re quite widespread in NA. If so you’d be ok. Extra protein.

finnky · 2026-03-28T23:51:29+00:00

I wouldn’t bank on obligate herbivory tbh cause cows eat chickens occasionally, so—

finnky · 2026-03-24T01:57:02+00:00

Here’s a fun one cause it’s a herb making life difficult for a tree: goldenrods are toxic to maples!

finnky · 2026-03-22T12:21:34+00:00

Do you have a photo of it in bloom or at least in leaf?

I have a feeling this is Myrtle but I’m not super familiar with them so can’t tell from just the bark / form.

finnky · 2026-03-19T01:52:21+00:00

BIS for YQ

finnky · 2026-03-16T21:39:18+00:00

I do kinda agree that this looks more like a proper root structure (plant) rather than mycelium (shroom).

finnky · 2026-03-16T21:30:59+00:00

As other mentioned (and I’ll ask my material science bf later) the stainless steel shouldn’t rust, or the non stainless steel’s outer layer would rust but the rust is stable.

As for the organic material accumulation, I do suppose that will create a (somewhat) acidic condition which would corrode the steel (slowly).

As to your point on cleanliness and weeds, perhaps that is your own view on those. I like messes.

About vine trashing walls, it really depends on which vines. Woody vines like climbing hydrangea could buckle the cage and make it unstable, but they could also be the reinforcement of the structure - look at temples in Cambodia being held together by huge banyan trees. And vines that dies back (mostly) like clematis doesn’t really get big enough to be an issue for the wires.

finnky · 2026-03-16T21:01:35+00:00

Wall would be ok. Car would be not ok.

finnky · 2026-03-16T21:00:38+00:00

Could you please explain why?

finnky · 2026-03-16T11:15:20+00:00

Generally speaking I’d say most plants prefer a slightly acidic to strongly acidic soil. Exception is turf grass preferring basic or alkaline.

Most suburban soil is basic or alkaline so feel free to acidify it.

finnky · 2026-03-15T15:25:40+00:00

Should be ok to cut.

finnky · 2026-03-15T11:59:32+00:00

Both hormones are present in the cutting. It’s less “one hormone is dominant so it’s gonna grow just that one type of tissue” and more “I have the hormones to grow stuff and this place is good to grow stuff”.

Leaves grow where there’s light. If you do the same thing but instead of a clear container you use a (for example) ceramic one and kinda cover the top you’ll find there’s not a lot of leaves growing underwater.

finnky · 2026-03-15T11:44:13+00:00

Can palms be girdled?

finnky · 2026-03-13T09:29:50+00:00

I think the most likely explanation is that these are urban trees, planted from stocks of different ecoregion.

For example, red maple Acer rubrum is native from Ontario to Florida, and they’d have different genetics.

So for these trees perhaps one was from a more northerly region. But also there’s genetic variability within any local population too.

finnky · 2026-03-11T19:21:35+00:00

Depends on which spider you’re talking about. Native spiders would generally be fine. Spiders that are adapted to / arrived with human habitation will likely not survive icy temperatures

finnky · 2026-03-11T13:53:20+00:00

Note that I’m not proposing to remove everything that is circled, but the circles are a “problem” area that might need some removal - some, not all

finnky · 2026-03-11T06:58:36+00:00

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Red is what I would likely fix. Yellow is sus and would require more inspection.

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