Just an FYI on silver maples...most here already know but I didn't until I read & listened!
We had a big silver maple in our back yard-Plano-when we moved in. Lost a few limbs thru the years, we didn't know it was b/c it's a weak tree. Loved the color. It finally died, but gave us some woodpeckers to watch b/4 it went.
Of course, a seedling sprang up near it so we transplanted it to our acreage-60 mi north. THEN I find out they are 'trash trees' or weak trees. Couldn't bring myself to rip it out so we carried H2O to it every week. Well, not enuf-it died in the drought & didn't come back this spring.
Not too sad about it tho.
Patty
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