BC Living
Spreads – From Scratch
You’ve Gotta Try This In May
How to Support BC Wineries Now
4 Tips on Balancing a Nutritious Diet with a Side of Indulgence
Choosing Connection: A BC Family Day Pledge to Prioritize Presence Over Plans
Embracing Plant-Based Living this Veganuary and Beyond
Inviting the Steller’s Jay to Your Garden
6 Budget-friendly Holiday Decor Pieces
Dream Home: $8 Million for a Modern Surprise
Local Getaway: A Mini Cozy Sanctuary in Nelson
B.C. Adventures: Our picks for May
Spring into Fun in Kamloops: The Best Events in the City
BC Distilled
Melodies and Museums: Solo-Friendly Entertainment for the Independent Traveller
Arts Club Theatre Company Celebrates 60 Years
Pyrrha Connects People With Pieces That Speak To Them
BC-Based Gifts Perfect for Mom
SOLO CHIC: 5 Essential Pieces for the Stylish Solo Traveller
Q: I have several young maple trees that I planted four years ago. When I planted them they were about a foot high. I live in southern Interior BC, (West Kootenays). Each year the trees grow healthy looking leaves, but the woody parts of the trees are not growing. The best of them is now perhaps 18 inches tall and the stem is smaller than my little finger. What should I feed the trees? So far I have been giving them a commercial steer-manure product that I pour out onto the soil surface around the stem.
The maple trees might be overfed with commercial steer manure since most maples tend to be fast growers. There is no mention if the manure is composted (aged) or whether the previous fertility of the ground is in question (what was grown there before the maples were planted). Some summer pruning by shortening the tree truck and branches, “root pruning” to limit the spread of the tree roots, or apply a complete granular fertilizer as directed on the label.