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Like any other species of tree, the cherished maple is at risk of disease. To ensure your maples are healthy, here are a few diseases to watch out for: Anthracnose This is a group of diseases caused by fungi that tends to affect many shade trees. It is common after humid winters and can hinder bud formation, kill leaves, and cause brown or purple spots and stripes on leaves. Prevention tip : Anthracnose thrives on dead leaves. To keep your maple trees healthy, ensure you rake up all dead leaves and remove them from your lawn. Tar Spot Tar spots can be caused by one of two fungi: Rhytisma acerinum or R. punctatum. As the name suggests, this disease results in large, brownish-black circles on the tops of leaves. The disease tends to ramp up during wet weather when the leaves are unable to dry. Although the disease looks menacing it is not life threatening to the tree. Maple Wilt This is a serious disease that can potentially kill your maple tree. It starts in the roots an...

The best time is anywhere between late autumn and winter. As plants loose a lot of their leaves in this period it makes it much easier to see which branches you actually want to trim back and remove. It’s also the ideal time as your plants are mostly dormant, so you won’t interrupt their growth but instead encourage fresh, healthy shoots to grow come the spring. As a reminder, pruning your plants may decrease their size for a short while, but it actually encourages them to grow back bigger and bushier than ever when the weather gets warmer.  We want to ensure all of our plants are pruned and prepared for the season before the warmer weather hits. You can of course prune a hedge, bush of tree at any time of year and this won’t damage your plant in any way. If for example you just want to tidy up some stray branches, or cut back any new growths that are growing in a direction you don’t want, that’s absolutely fine, it’s just that you’re not going to see as much new growth as ...