What is the prospect of American Red Maple?
This article provides related experience on the prospects of American Red Maple and the cultivation methods and precautions of ornamental plant cultivation. Next, the editor will introduce them.
American Red Maple mainly comes from the northern United States and most parts of Canada. It is a deciduous large tree. It grows rapidly, with mature trees reaching 12-18 meters in height and a crown span of 12 meters, and can adapt to a variety of soil types for growth. It blooms in spring with red flowers. Due to its striking autumn colors and tidy tree crown, it is widely used in parks, residential areas, and street plantings. It can be used for landscaping and as a street tree, loved by people. It is one of the ideal rare tree species introduced in recent years for beautifying and greening urban gardens. It is also the only colored-leaf species that can be used as a street tree.
I. Application prospects of American Red Maple
Red is one of the colors that particularly fits people's aesthetic habits. The red leaves of American Red Maple in autumn are more vibrant than those of other species, with a strong visual impact, making it a popular colored-leaf species internationally. The market demand for large-size American Red Maple seedlings has swept through cities, with the sales of red maples doubling year by year, and the potential for future development in the horticultural industry is huge.
II. The latest price trend of American Red Maple
The price trend of American Red Maple in different specifications was relatively stable throughout 2019: the average price of American Red Maple with a diameter of 8 cm fluctuated around 800 yuan, dropping to about 521.67 yuan in September and then recovering; the average price of American Red Maple with a diameter of 10 cm fluctuated around 1300 yuan last year, dropping to 861.18 yuan in September and then recovering; the average price of American Red Maple with a diameter of 12 cm fluctuated around 2800 yuan from January to June last year, showing a downward trend from June to September and then recovering; the average price of American Red Maple with a diameter of 14 cm fluctuated around 4000 yuan. For the price of American Red Maple in 2020, please refer to the 2019 overview.
Price trend of American Red Maple in 2019
III. Propagation methods
American Red Maple mainly has two propagation methods: sexual propagation and asexual propagation.
Sexual propagation usually involves seedling breeding, where genes recombine and produce variations during the process. This means that the traits of American Red Maple seedlings obtained through seed propagation are unstable, which can lead to unstable color change, possibly not changing color or having a different leaf color from the parent plant.
Asexual propagation usually involves cutting and tissue culture methods. The seedlings directly inherit the traits of the parent plant without variation. This means that if the leaves of the parent plant are a certain color, the American Red Maple seedlings will also show that color. The color change of American Red Maple seedlings obtained through asexual propagation will be very stable.
IV. Cultivation techniques
Seed selection
The market for young American Red Maple seedlings is extremely chaotic, so it is crucial to choose a reliable seedling company to purchase good varieties, or you may lose everything. There are more than 30 varieties of American Red Maple in the country, which are not easy to distinguish. Especially in the seedling stage, it can only be distinguished by the leaves, and even people who have been planting red maples for 10 years cannot distinguish the varieties with 100% accuracy, let alone ordinary planters; at the same time, most American Red Maples will show red leaves in the seedling stage, making variety identification even more confusing. When purchasing seedlings, choose a company with a brand and high-quality seed sources.
Soil
Sandy loam. This type of soil is ideal.
Black clay. This type of soil is usually caused by previous rice planting, with poor breathability but high fertility. It is best to plow deeply before the Chinese New Year, and after a winter of freezing, the soil will be loose in the spring, greatly improving its structure.
Soil slightly alkaline. American Red Maple prefers slightly acidic soil, and a slight bias towards alkalinity does not have much impact. However, to make it grow better, you can apply sulfuric acid iron to neutralize alkalinity and make the soil neutral to slightly acidic.
Thin soil layer. Since American Red Maple is a shallow-rooted species, a soil layer thickness of 50 centimeters can meet the conditions for large trees to be ball-rooted. If the soil layer is less than 50 centimeters, you can dig a large earth ridge and plant on it.
Management
Red maple is a fast-growing species, and its growth rate depends entirely on water and fertilizer management. Good management can make the growth rate of red maple exceed 2 centimeters in one year. The cultivation of American Red Maple has been refined to different stages of seedlings and different water and fertilizer controls at different times (like baby formula, targeting different age groups).
The above is[]about the prospects of American Red Maple, the cultivation methods and precautions of ornamental plants and flowers, hoping to bring you help in life!