Maple - what a seemingly ordinary tree. But, each time, passing by this handsome man with carved large leaves, we do not suspect what kind of an unusual plant this is. First of all, we mention how diverse its species are. In addition to tall trees, there are also low shrubs.
The Canadian red maple, which has an elliptical or pyramidal crown shape, is a large plant; it can reach twenty-five to forty meters in height. It grows very fast. The plant lives one and a half hundred years. Bicentennial centenarians are also found. Leaves up to eleven centimeters long, with five short-pointed or blunt-pointed lobes on one petiole. The flowers are rounded, flat, very small, yellow-green in color, from three to five millimeters in diameter. The size of the lion fruit is from two to two and a half centimeters. In autumn, it pleases the eye with foliage colors: they are bright, yellow-red, orange.
Canadian maple is suitable for decorating the garden, as a hedge, for malls and creating decorative groups. It is often used for landscaping, in parks or near public buildings. Maple looks good in combination with conifers and oak.
It is better to plant young seedlings in the spring or in the autumn period. For planting, you need to purchase them in containers with a closed root system. It is not recommended to destroy the earthen lump, then the plant will take root quickly. Trees should be located at least one and a half meters apart. If the plantings are single, then it is necessary to observe the gap between plants from two to four meters. They love light and fertile land, they will develop well in moist, acidic soil. In care Canadian maple is unpretentious. It is only necessary to water on time, loosen the earth and make fertilizing. For this, Kemira Universal wagon is suitable. The tree loves moisture, can grow in the shade, resistant to frost, tolerates even the temperature minus thirty-five degrees without damage.
How beautiful the Canadian maple is, the photo shows very clearly. However, this amazing plant attracts not only for its decorative qualities. He is very much appreciated in North America. In Canada, maple syrup is a favorite dessert, and sugar is also obtained from plants. In some countries, maple is in demand in cooking. Its leaves are replaced by grape during the preparation of dolma.
What else is remarkable Canadian maple, medicine can tell. For therapeutic purposes, apply all parts of the plant: seeds, bark from the branches. Juice from young leaves has a pleasant, sweet taste. It has a rich supply of vitamin C and due to this it is used as a restorative, diuretic, anti-zingotic agent. A drug made from leaves and seeds is used to crush stones in the bladder. Decoctions prepared from them have an antiseptic, wound healing effect. The bark, taken from branches and roots, has an astringent effect. Even in magic, the Canadian maple is not ignored, supporters of the occult sciences use its wood, leaves, branches, seeds for mystical purposes.
