r/sfwtrees • u/Alarmed-Battle7300 • 9d ago

Autumn Blaze Maple wilting?

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I'm not really well versed in trees or what to do for them... Anyone have any insights on what's goin on with my autumn blaze maple?

It's been hot here, cooler now, but fairly rainy recently so it's had enough rain water, to my knowledge.

Could it possibly be sick?

Added in a picture of the trunk, because it still looks healthy to me

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u/spiceydog Outstanding Contributor 9d ago

I'm not really well versed in trees or what to do for them... Anyone have any insights on what's goin on with my autumn blaze maple?

More info would be helpful; see these guidelines for effective posting in the tree subs for the kinds of things we need to know to help you better. In this case, knowing what your planting process was (what you did or didn't do) and how you've been caring for the tree since then is really important. Please also consider removing the bamboo stake you have there; they use those in nurseries to help move stock around, but they're not meant to be left on the tree after transplanting. A tree this small does not require staking.

Please also consider suppressing the vegetation around the tree to help your tree even more. Please see this wiki to learn more about this as well as how to know if you planted your tree at proper depth or not (and how to correct it) along with other critical planting tips and errors to avoid; there's sections on watering, pruning and more that I hope will be useful to you.

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u/Alarmed-Battle7300 9d ago

I actually removed the stake after posting this! I had it on there until my dogs got used to the tree being in the yard for more support in case they ran into it and I honestly forgot to remove it every time I looked at it.

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u/spiceydog Outstanding Contributor 9d ago

You might consider caging it instead. See the wiki under 'Post Planting' for an entry on that, but really most important here is making sure your tree's root flare is planted at proper depth, and we can't see whether that's the case from your pics.

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u/Alarmed-Battle7300 9d ago

I'll check it out!

I planted the tree in March and did so based on the arboretums instructions, save for doing mulch. The root flare was planted at slightly above the ground level. The green stuffs have grown over the area though. I'll get a better picture of that soon and link