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tdhodnett
Joined: 16 May 2004
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Location: Plano,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject: Shantung Maple Size |
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My wife, Diane, and I are wondering about the Shantung Maple size. Howard's new book shows it to get 30' to 60' tall with a spread of 20' to 40'. But, all other references we have looked at say the tree gets 25' to 30' tall with an equal spread. Can any one explain this discrepancy? We are wanting to plant this tree, or a Lacy Oak. We would prefer the maple because the oak will have acorns, which can be messy. We are planning to plant for shade in our back yard and need it to stay around 25' to 30' in height and width.
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Dirt Doctor
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Posts: 540
Location: Dallas,Tx
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Let me see if I can help. Dr. Carl Whitcomb has more experience with this tree than anyone in the South. He says the tree can reach 60' in height. The ones on his farm in Stillwater are about 50, maybe more by now. The small one I planted 3 years ago is now 15' tall and 12' wide. It has averaged 3' of growth a year. It is full and vigorous and shows no signs of slowing down. Maybe those who gave the smaller specifications use the wrong growing techniques. |
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lou_midlothian_tx
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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Location: Midlothian,TEXAS
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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I'm hoping Mr Garrett will respond to this...
I noticed that this thread was 3 years ago so I wondered how much it has changed since then...
I'm not able to find any information regarding Carl Whitcomb and his shantung maple trees esp on the size. I'm still finding that all references point to 25-35 feet size and I've never came across one reference indicating that they can get to 50-60 feet like Mr Garrett said.
Mr. Garrett, have you personally seen Dr Whitcomb's large shantung maple trees at his tree farm? I'm really curious how big they are now! :shock: |
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