Birth of a Helicopter Seed

My October Glory red maple tree will soon be shedding the most fun seeds of all seeds — the ones that swirl when the wind blows. I can’t wait!

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5 Responses to “Birth of a Helicopter Seed”

1. "Tink" says:

   May 12, 2010 at 12:46 am

   I’m doing a report on the Big-Leaf Maple tree for a Literature project(I’m in 11th grade) and I looked up pictures of it, they have helicopter seeds. WHen I was a kid I used to drop them and just watch them fall down and imagine I was riding them all the way down to the mossy ground. Good luck with your’s !

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2. Janet says:

   April 16, 2009 at 11:58 am

   You take such amazing pictures!! Just happened upon your site looking for a October Glory picture — wonderful!!

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3. Water Garden Plants says:

   December 6, 2008 at 6:13 pm

   I wouldnt prune before the blooms on a crepe myrtle. The blooms are what you look forward to. Id prune in the fall.

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4. the mamarazzi says:

   June 1, 2007 at 11:13 am

   Hi John,
   Don’t know much about crepe myrtles, but in general, pruning a blossoming tree ought to be done AFTER the blossoms fall off, unless you don’t want them to emerge. But yes, you can always prune dead branches and unwanted growth. I mean, in general. Like I said, I don’t know much about crepe myrtles. You could post a question over at TreeHelp.com though, not that those guys are crepe myrtle fans. On second thought, you might try GardenWeb tree forums. Good luck!

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5. John Tarantino says:

   June 1, 2007 at 10:53 am

   Hi Mammarazzi,
   Need a little help with pruning. I had 4 fairly large Red Rocket Crape Myrtles put in this spring and I want know if it’s OK to prune before the new blossoms come out. I think they are getting ready, I see some new red shoots emerging, so I’m anxiously waiting to see how they look in Red. There are some thin spindly branches nearer to the bottom I think need to come out and that’s what I’m asking. Also read somewhere that mature Crapes do not require fertilizing, is that true?
   John

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