AboutTom Alonzo Expertise I have been growing plants from seeds for at least 20 years. I have grown literally hundreds of different kinds of vegetables, trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, tropicals, some cacti, water plants, iris, rose, lilies, cannas, etc. I enjoy starting from seed.
Experience I've been growing my own seeds for 20 years with indoor propagation equipment I built myself. I am also an Allexperts volunteer on the perennial forum. I have completed the Master Gardener course through the Kansas State University Extension. I have experience with a wide variety of seeds and I have also read through Norm Deno's books on seed germination.
Expert: Tom Alonzo Date: 6/25/2008 Subject: maple tree
Question We have a large maple tree about 30 ft tall in our new lot. I think it may have been smothered a bit by soil when the grading took place. Last year I tried to dig out around it and just filled the hole around it with large flat rocks to allow drainage through, but it's not blooming this year yet... Do you think it could be dead. The date here is June 25 and we are in Nova Scotia canada. Everything else is well on its way. Could it have died, is there anything I can do to help it just incase its not too late?
Answer Hi JoAnne,
Thanx for your question. Is the tree not leafing out at all? Are all the other trees leafed out around it? A maple should have leafed out by now. Most of Nova Scotia to my knowledge is either Zone 5 or 6 and everything down here in Midwest USA is well leafed out. Let me know.
Tom
