Gast Growing Trees Red Sentinel? Maple Tree Unleash your potential

Fiery Red Foliage with Distinctive Columnar Shape

The Red Sentinel? Maple fully lives up to its name, with brilliant blazing leaves during the fall months. You will enjoy a parade of color all year long, including early spring buds and bright green summer foliage.

More compact than other maple trees, the Red Sentinel? boasts a signature column shape with a width of just 18 feet. The dense branches and smaller size makes an ideal addition for tighter spaces, as an accent along a driveway, or lined in a row with others.

Cold-hardy and drought-resistant, the Red Sentinel? Maple flourishes in many climates. With full to partial sun exposure and plenty of moist soil, this tree will thrive as it grows to a full height of around 40 feet.??

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Planting & Care

Planting:?When you’re ready to plant, select a spot where the tree is in full to partial sun exposure (4 to 8 hours of sunlight per day). Then, dig a hole that’s 2 to 3 times the width of your tree’s root ball and equal depth.

Place your tree in the planting hole, keeping the top of the root ball even with the ground. Fill a small amount of the soil into the hole to maintain the tree??s upright position and water thoroughly. Once the water has absorbed into the root ball and surrounding soil, fill the remaining soil into the planting hole. Pack firmly and water a second time. Mulch to retain soil moisture and keep competing growth away from the planting site.

Watering: During its early growth, your Red Sentinel? Maple will require weekly watering in order to keep the soil consistently moist. Even as it matures, your tree will still need plenty of water during the summer months. Be sure to water correctly – light green leaves are a sign of overwatering, while drooping leaves signify both over-watering and under-watering.

Fertilization: During the first growing season, use only slow-release fertilizer tablets on your new maple. Any 10-10-10 fertilizer is suitable. Fertilize your Red Sentinel? Maple twice a month when it is coming out of dormancy and once a month during the summer. Discontinue before the tree returns to its dormant state.

Pruning: Since Maple Trees bleed sap when their branches are cut, the best time to prune is when the leaves have fully matured. At this time, there will be less sap. Remove all dead or dying branches. Do this before you start cutting live branches; it will give you a better idea of what your tree looks like and how many of the live branches you??re going to need to cut.