tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post8340487559631527180..comments2024-03-18T13:34:59.800-04:00Comments on Native Plants with Adams Garden: Under the Norway MapleCurtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-28188526205235609682022-05-28T15:02:54.764-04:002022-05-28T15:02:54.764-04:00So helpful! Thank you!So helpful! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-63025042999656698712021-05-24T10:16:39.411-04:002021-05-24T10:16:39.411-04:00Thank you! Wild ginger seems to be doing well unde...Thank you! Wild ginger seems to be doing well under my norway maple, trying some virginia waterleaf and other fernscara t. alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417100252039673941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-67626210938079710652014-05-10T22:20:31.249-04:002014-05-10T22:20:31.249-04:00I've found that a prostrate cotoneaster, a cre...I've found that a prostrate cotoneaster, a creeping euonymus and a hemlock shrub have historically done well in a bed on the north side of my house that has always been dominated by the roots of a nearby Norway Maple. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113671663309692975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-28334887085129912662014-04-08T12:11:22.840-04:002014-04-08T12:11:22.840-04:00Very grateful for this list and your experience! ...Very grateful for this list and your experience! Its always such a temptation to say down with that Norway but prudence would advise otherwise. Just get the new Trees growing so when the right time comes, then. Glad to get acquainted with your Blog. The Spirited GardenerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052171891700130583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-1516603857449199352013-05-12T09:11:42.616-04:002013-05-12T09:11:42.616-04:00We moved last fall, but as of that time I can give...We moved last fall, but as of that time I can give a brief update. The Waldsteinia and and Rosey Sedge were overgrown by other plants, especially the Virginia Creeper. The Adlumia and Gaylaccasia did not continue either. The blueberries have survived, but don't get enough light to produce fruit. I did find that the Chrysogonum did come back in a different location under the tree where it has less competition. All the other plants list have continued to do well.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-30778478609007253372013-05-11T18:22:14.458-04:002013-05-11T18:22:14.458-04:00I'd love to hear an update of what is working ...I'd love to hear an update of what is working well 3 years later... just a quick list could be very informative!FrankOnABikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267797775403219384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-26322813554337372762013-05-06T20:32:05.608-04:002013-05-06T20:32:05.608-04:00Great work, thank you for sharing. We have a nor...Great work, thank you for sharing. We have a norway maple in front. The spring natives bloodroot and trillium are happy. Snow-on-the-mountain thrives even a few feet away (but it can really take over). oakleaf hydrangea is growing well on north side of the maple. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-5259804190456875772013-02-05T15:14:40.956-05:002013-02-05T15:14:40.956-05:00Thanks for sharing this information. That is a pr...Thanks for sharing this information. That is a pretty nice list of plants. I planted a Norway Spruce under my Norway Maple when I moved in 18 years ago. In that time it grew very slowly to about 12'. It started to take off after the Maple canopy was thinned out. There may be some Norway Spruce cultivars that could fit you evergreen needs, you just need to manage their growth.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-52486965098189417642013-01-25T12:07:30.439-05:002013-01-25T12:07:30.439-05:00Thanks for posting the comments. I have a yard wh...Thanks for posting the comments. I have a yard which has natives and non-natives, and Norway Maples I inherited. I am cutting most down, but trying to grow a shade garden under one in a somewhat moist area. The area gets runoff from my neighbors yard, my driveway and downspouts.<br /><br />1. Hydrangea serrata - non-native. I got these as root divisions, and these are doing great about 4 ft from the trunk.<br />2. Hydrangea macrophylla - not doing so great. Small and not flowering.<br />3. Tiarella - straight species, or sugar and spice. I forget. Small but alive about 4 ft from the trunk.<br />4. Mountain laurel - doing really well about 3 feet from the trunk! It was dying from a fungal disease in the old location under pines, but it is green and healthy looking under the evil norway maple. go figure.<br />5. Heucheras - Small but alive for several years 5 ft from trunk.<br />6. Impatiens pallida - I got these wild. Grow well under/near these maples as long as they get enough sun, and probably water.<br /><br />7. Creeping jenny - nonnative and probably invasive, but it grows right up to the trunk.<br />8. Squaw Weed - grew about 3-4 feet from the trunk of the limbed-up crimson king ok. <br />9. Fleabane Daisy - Also wild and my FAVORITE wildflower which came w/ the property. I just sprinkled seeds. It grows right up to the trunk and doesn't even seem to need extra water.<br /><br /><br />Hopefully mine will continue to do OK. I've also planted christmas fern (under) and ilex opaca (nearby about...8ft away) in the shadow of the maple. I am also growing an itea virginica about 6 feet away, but agian...the maple is in the path of my runoff, and I've made it into a somewhat rain/shade garden.<br /><br />I do occasionally throw organic fertilizer or planttone in the area, and I use pine bark mulch.<br /><br />Hopefully my experience will be helpful!<br /><br />I was searching because I have a maple in a full-sun area, but I need evergreens around it for privacy. I may have to end up cutting the thing down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-36064349409863094392012-01-27T16:43:11.187-05:002012-01-27T16:43:11.187-05:00This is very helpful. In our own yard the Woodland...This is very helpful. In our own yard the Woodland Aster is prolific near the maples, pennsylvania sedge grows right over the roots and these plants all seeded themselves. We planted a Redbud on the southside of a large Norway Maple under its branches. It is actually doing very well. A Rhodedendron planted very small within the shade of 5 Norway Maples is growing. Sadly, tiarella, hobblebush, Queen of the Prarie and Black Eyed Susans all planted on the south side also died within a season.<br />We are experimenting with Celadine Poppy and Mayflower this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-54997795648131438322011-05-11T06:03:46.488-04:002011-05-11T06:03:46.488-04:00I just added some Canadian Anenome to the area und...I just added some Canadian Anenome to the area under the Norway Maple. I have heard that it has been succussful for others. It is known to be a vigorous spreader.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-86774719992323640952011-05-10T22:25:25.878-04:002011-05-10T22:25:25.878-04:00thanks for the helpful and hopeful information. i...thanks for the helpful and hopeful information. i plan to try some of the plants you mention that are spreading under your tree. hopefully they'll work for me too.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456010573848450744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-26609427240083242502011-05-10T22:23:36.252-04:002011-05-10T22:23:36.252-04:00thanks for the information. i plan to try the plan...thanks for the information. i plan to try the plants you claim are spreading. hopefully they'll work for under my norway maple too.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456010573848450744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-61027458261009434242010-12-20T11:00:14.379-05:002010-12-20T11:00:14.379-05:00Curtis, good experiments for those who are unable ...Curtis, good experiments for those who are unable to remove their Norway Maple, which is really the only solution that makes sense, but may not be affordable. We had 8 of these (street trees) on our last property and I was sooo frustrated with how their roots will travel far and wide for any decent soil so that it can suck the moisture and nutrients from it. Every year I would pull hundreds of the seedlings out from under the shrubs and gardens...probably why I ended up getting tendinitis in my wrists! In the end, we had to move to get away from those norway maples (just kidding) but to this day I wish we had removed them all. Interesting that the norway maples are just about the only plants that still survive there.THB Farm (Ellen S)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14328579307953677884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-73618291618783059862010-12-17T10:27:36.810-05:002010-12-17T10:27:36.810-05:00You didn't mention one species that does well ...You didn't mention one species that does well under a Norway maple: utility boxes. That's what I have smack under mine (which is a Crimson King to boot, and there are hundreds planted around my neighborhood, all dark purple monsters). Your studies are fascinating! I am enjoying your experimental method for figuring out what will work under this tree, as I have the challenge of planting something under mine. (Not native, but very dry-shade tolerant are epimediums... )Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-34841459037133717232010-12-17T09:12:44.422-05:002010-12-17T09:12:44.422-05:00Great post.
We had a 'Crimson King' Norwa...Great post. <br />We had a 'Crimson King' Norway Maple in our yard (not as large as yours) that we cut down right away. I have been removing 4-6 foot saplings in the rest of the yard from this tree. <br />I have since planted Nannyberry Viburnum, Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera), Zig zag Goldenrod and a small Hackberry tree in around the stump. <br />I love Maple Leaf Viburnum - had some when we lived on the east coast. I think you might have luck with this next year. I just did a post on Pennsylvania sedge which you mentioned. Also look for the other wood sedges that are tolerant of dry soils.<br />HeatherHeather Holmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614164765858960174noreply@blogger.com