TYPES OF MAPLE TREE CRACKED

The nursery industry is rapidly developing new and improved cultivars of maple trees so there are many that are worth consideration. Birch trees are hardwood deciduous trees that are easy to spot. But each type produces acorns, which you may find scattered over the ground near an oak tree. As their name suggests, red oaks have darker bark than white oaks. Likewise, silver maple appears to be one of the worst for growing shallow roots at the surface, but we typically do not see shallow surface roots to be a problem with Caddo maple. There are two main types of oaks, white oaks, and red oaks. In comparison to the familiar silver maple, the Caddo maple is far less likely break and drop limbs.

TYPES OF MAPLE TREE CRACKED

Many maples have relatively thin and smooth textured bark so they can be more susceptible to scald and sometimes become cracked from exposure to the sun. When the leaves have fallen off of a tree and the sun is more direct to the trunk, the sun can actually scald the trunk of the tree. Sun scald is another common problem for maples here. You can expect that the Caddo maple will be less likely to show these leaf issues.

The problem seems to lessen with maturity as the tree is able to adapt. In midsummer, it’s common to see leaf scorch or leaf loss on many young maple trees. Many maples struggle with the hot and dry periods typical of our summers. The Caddo maple is a large species of tree and can be expected to mature to 40’ wide and tall or greater.

Types of maple tree