My two trees from last year needed to be replaced because the winter was really hard on them, apparently the weeks of warm spells followed by weeks of freezing temperatures are the hardest winters on trees. The warm temperatures fool plants and trees into thinking it is spring, so they begin to come out of their dormant state… then the cold winter blasts kill them! Last year was an El Nino year, which meant unusually warm temperatures… it seems like many of the trees in my neigbourhood did not make it. My trees were under warranty, so I went back to the greenhouse to get replacement trees. I replaced my Norway Maple with a Crimson King Norway Maple, which is essentially the same thing except the leaves are a deep purple and green instead. I also had a Combination Apple, which I replaced with the same thing… I love that tree, it’s basically 5 types of apples grafted on to one tree, which means that I don’t need a second apple tree to cross pollinate. The apple tree I got already has a bunch of apples on it so here’s to hoping that we don’t have another killer storm that strips the bark off! Ironically, I planted my Maple Tree on Canada Day… a true patriotic activity for our nation’s birthday!!!
Crimson King Norway Maple
Combination Apple
Apples!
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