I'll look for you there!

Wayne

Tom...

Do you know of any online references for maple trees?

I think I'm going to take some soil samples, I have several swamp maples experiencing die back which I've read some references associating that with acid rain leaching off calcium & especially magnesium.

I'm thinking I may want to use some dolomite lime around to help the Maples out, but I haven't found any really good references yet that say what to do.

Kind of sad to look around the property right now -- I lost two sycamores a few years back to unknown reasons. The Ash trees have Ash Yellows (thank you emerald ash borers...). Several maples are showing crown die back.

I honestly don't know if I didn't notice it as a kid, and I was too young to remember the Chestnut Blight & Elm Diseases...but I sure seem to see more sick trees then in the 70s/80s.

As far as the science of arbors I'd start with a google and then try one of the bigger stumpy colledges.

But I'm in concurance with your noted die-back from acid rain. In the far north like chaos and essex counties where they've been lime poor for as long as I've known about, they were talking about dumping several TONS (of lime) per acre of lake-pond surface.

For my pet trees I've switched to crushed oyster shell, its still present by the time I discard it to the lawn.

Bump for Tingull and Wayne

Common Ground - When, where, and how much (for Seniors)?

Any chance of getting together then? (And maybe picking up some "egg shell powder" while we're there?)

Yea,
Mat from CT. Did you ask questions of your local stumpy colledge?

I bet they can give general directions on pllication rates of lime.

http://mofga.org/TheFair/tabid/135/Default.aspx

For seniors it's 8 dollars a day. Also new this year....a pedicab!! One of my friends owns a pedicab business and they let him into the Common Ground to drive folks around, so if you want a fun ride just listen for the bell.

I can certainly bring some egg powder...I don't have too much left now as I'd been putting it around some trees on my property, but I still have about 140 dozen eggs to go through if you want me to save you out some.