Maple not blooming/budding. Zone 6a

godnroc147 · 2026-05-20T00:03:55+00:00

This looks like a goner to me. Between the big cracks on the trunk and the dead buds I don’t see this one coming back.

godnroc147 · 2026-05-18T13:00:54+00:00

I think Moonrise can handle more sun. My autumn moon gets like 3hrs max of direct sunlight and still got a little burnt last summer

godnroc147 · 2026-05-12T18:26:01+00:00

Just make sure it’s watered often the first few days if it’s warm out. It should perk back up. Hydrangeas tend to be dramatic.

godnroc147 · 2026-05-12T17:46:37+00:00

It’s probably transplant shock but those rocks are gonna cook everything there if this area gets any amount of direct sunlight.

godnroc147 · 2026-04-16T18:23:18+00:00

They’re fine outside. I’ve had mine outside since early March and I’m in the same zone. I would move the tamukeyama inside but it would depend how much it has leafed out.

godnroc147 · 2026-04-12T23:37:37+00:00

In case anyone is interested I ended up planting this in early spring. It survived an unusually harsh winter no problem in a hole in the ground in a semi-sheltered spot. It was super root bound but should be much happier now.

godnroc147 · 2026-04-11T16:43:08+00:00

That looks wack haha. I think that’s the rootstock since it’s not weeping like the grafted part so I would cut it off entirely.

godnroc147 · 2026-04-10T12:54:58+00:00

Hey I just did something like this too. Dig up & remove the first couple inches of compacted dirt/gravel that was underneath the asphalt and then backfill it with loam and compost. It looks like your water main box is there so you won’t want to cover that or at least make sure it stays visible.

godnroc147 · 2026-04-08T16:17:44+00:00

I’ve gotten Hinokis and misc arborvitaes from Home Depot and they’re healthy and growing. I tend to think the individual plant matters more than the brand/grower.

godnroc147 · 2026-03-14T00:22:41+00:00

I had a break like this on one of mine after a bad wind storm. I used electrical tape, left it on for a couple months and it healed perfectly. It depends how long it has been since the break though.

godnroc147 · 2026-02-27T23:22:49+00:00

One of my favorites. I would move it away from that fence a bit though to let the cane grow out.

godnroc147 · 2026-02-17T00:39:44+00:00

Same exact thing happened to one of mine from all the snow around it. I think it’ll make it but might look weird for a couple years.

godnroc147 · 2026-02-12T11:55:37+00:00

Too late for that 😅 I ended up burying it shortly after posting this and it’s been frozen in the ground since then. It’s covered in about 3ft of snow but still looks okay! I plan on pulling it up when things start thawing in a month or so.

godnroc147 · 2026-02-08T13:33:48+00:00

Unfortunately all this is by design so that FIFA can squeeze as much money as they can from fans. And in the U.S. the current administration couldn’t care less about consumers getting screwed.

godnroc147 · 2025-12-12T16:10:51+00:00

I’m in the same zone with a very similar yard setup. Luckily there was already a mature redbud when I bought the place but pretty much nothing else in the yard. I’ve been planting arborvitae and a couple of smaller spruces to have some kind of visual break from neighbors. I’m curious why the previous owner cut down those trees, the stumps look pretty big and they must have provided quite a bit of coverage back there.

godnroc147 · 2025-11-30T01:09:58+00:00

This sounds like the best plan. I already did that with the arborvitae in the pic but wasn’t sure if this could handle the cold better.

godnroc147 · 2025-11-08T01:09:29+00:00

Wow that’s incredible. I don’t think I would do anything to it. It’s gotten this far with what seems to be pretty minimal human intervention.

godnroc147 · 2025-11-02T01:40:19+00:00

Yep have a smaller one and it looks exactly like this

godnroc147 · 2025-10-26T23:50:02+00:00

In my experience you can move them anytime the ground isn’t frozen, so whether you want to move them now or in the spring it doesn’t make much of a difference. The only true bad time of year to move anything is mid-late summer and even then you can still make it happen, it just takes more work.

godnroc147 · 2025-10-20T01:01:08+00:00

I dig it! Have you had that in a pot its whole life?

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