Late Summer Growth on Northern Glow Korean Maple Tree - Front Yard - September 2024
Back on July First, I posted the details of a new (to me) Northern Glow Korean Maple tree that I planted in our front yard in a newly created island bed. I tucked it in next to our third Spring Grove dwarf Ginkgo tree. Planting a new tree in the middle of the summer Summer is always a risk - with the heat and drought conditions that usually occur around here in Zone 6a/5b. But, I learned last year that some shade cloth (50%) is a pretty good path towards helping young, dwarf trees get established during the heat of July and August. So, that's what I did: I put up a shade cloth covering both the Ginkgo and the Northern Glow Korean Maple . With the cloth down at the end of August, I've begun to provide supplemental water to both of these small trees. And, what I'm seeing on the Maple is a surprise (to me): new, late-Summer foliage growth. There are a handful of new buds that have emerged on some of the tips of the tree and some new leaves are beginning to unfurl. S