Maple Trees vary from small, bushy, Japanese varieties with soft, ferny foliage, to the forest greats like the Sycamores and the Red Maples. Most people that grow maple trees tend to think of maple tress as a hardy, deciduous tree or shrub, and most of the maples trees do fit this characteristic. But if you remember in earlier pages on the site, we discussed broad-leafed evergreens. There are numerous amounts of maple trees on this list. The evergreen types of maple trees are more tender and they need the warmer weather to stay healthy. These maple trees primarily are found in the warmer regions of Asia.
Maple trees are grown for a variety of reasons. Some are strictly grown because of their mere size and the shade they can produce. Other people will grow specific types of maple trees, primarily for the production of maple products. Which is to my liking, keep up the good work maple farmers. And lastly because maple trees are ideal trees you can grow to virtually any size, shape or age without the setback in their growth habits.
If you have never seen a maple tree change colors in the autumn season, it is a site to be had. The color arrangements that the maple family omits, is extremely hard to match. As indicated on other webpage's, the maple species has one of the most predominate color changes in their leaves.
Another reason maple trees have become a great asset to landscapers and tree growers is, most pest and diseases have trouble attacking the maple species. Primarily aphids and root rot, in more humid zones, are the only two diseases/pests that attack the maple species. Arborists have recently found another disease crippling maple trees and that is black stem fungus. Which can kill or deform that species.
