With sycamore maple, a superlative deciduous tree finds its way into your garden. Have you familiarized yourself with its enormous dimensions in the profile and chosen the sublime Acer pseudoplatanus as the house tree for your green kingdom? Then this guide will answer all the important questions about professional planting.
When and where should a sycamore tree be planted?
The best planting time for sycamore maple depends on the growth habit: all year round with no frost for container plants and bales as a tall or half trunk, while bare-root young plants should be planted from October to April. The ideal location is sunny to partially shaded with fresh, moist, calcareous soil without waterlogging.
When is the best time to plant?
Large trees, such as sycamore, are offered by competent tree nurseries in a variety of growth forms and price ranges, which range from 1.79 euros for one-year-old, bare-root products to a whopping 1,500 euros for a 700 cm high young tree that has been transplanted four times with wire bales. We have summarized recommended planting times for the respective growth forms for you below:
- All year round when there is no frost: container plants and bales as tall or half trunks
- From October to April: bare-root young plants
Which location does a sycamore maple prefer?
A sycamore maple tree develops in all its splendor in a sunny to partially shaded location. When it comes to soil quality, the Rübezahl is undemanding among the maple species. It prefers to extend its roots in fresh, moist, calcareous soil that cannot become waterlogged.
What should you pay attention to when planting?
Place the young sycamore maple with the root ball in water, including the container or ball cloth, before you devote yourself to the planting pit. Proceed as follows:
- Dig a pit with twice the volume of the root ball
- Mix one third of the excavated material with ripe compost and a few handfuls of horn shavings (€52.00 on Amazon)
- Remove the container, leave the bale cloth on the root ball for the time being
- Position the sycamore maple in the middle of the planting hole
- Just open the bale cloth, because it decomposes automatically
- Drive a support post into the ground next to the root system
It is important to note that the previous planting depth of the tree is maintained. Fill the soil-compost mixture into the pit, compact the substrate and water thoroughly. Please connect the support post and tree trunk with a wide, weatherproof band in the shape of an 8. Water daily and abundantly for the first 14 days.
Tip
For a variety of reasons, a change of location for the sycamore maple can make sense. You can transplant a maple tree within the first four years of its existence. The best time for this measure is between November and April. Older specimens, however, rarely survive the strain.
