I live in Brazil Campo Grande, MS (south central region) where the climate is equivalent to south Texas. Here the summers are warm and humid (19ºc 68ºf to 29ºc 84ºf) the winters are dry and cool (4ºc 38ºf to 25ºc 77ºf). The seasons are not so defined here. In late winter we can have very hot temperatures, reaching 36ºC degrees and 2 months without rain (August and September). I really love autumn leaf colors, but here we don't have these kind of trees. I have some maple tree seedlings Japanese, red, silver, and sugar maple. They're 1.5m (4ft) high. I heard that maples need snow to grow well. Is it true? Do you think they will survive here? Will the leaves change color?
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Most of the folks on this site are in the US so we probably won't be able to help as much as we would like.
I can tell you from experience, maples, while lovely trees, have roots that can cause massive damage to homes and sidewalks, so be very, very careful where you plant these lovely trees.
When I moved into my home I had almost a dozen maples of various kinds and ages and all had to be removed by the 10th year as they had started pushing on my foundation, broke into my sewer line and totally uprooted my sidewalk. We spent thousands of dollars in repairs and tree removal.
I miss them. They were home to many birds, squirrels and such, but their roots are a nightmare and my home was suffering.
Just my two cents worth about the trees!
That all said, you may want to talk to your local agriculture school and see what they recommend for planting in your country.
Post back what you learn!! Thanks for asking. Sorry that I could not have been of more help!
Maple trees are suited for a climate in the northeast United States. They wont do well in a Texas climate.
I will try to answer your question. Maple trees will have a difficult time growing in your zone but some may survive if you grow them in partial shade (remember - may grow) as this is not the best climate for growing any kind of maple tree.
Thank you so much for all these information!! So maple trees doesn't need cold weather to grow? They need less sunlight in the winter to change colors?
Maple trees can take full sunlight in my part of the world but I have been told that higher zones (like yours) need less sun but will still struggle.
If I find out anymore about growing them in your zone, I will post that information.
The colors are beautiful but they do not seem to last for very long.
Remember; nothing ventured nothing gained.
Since you already have the trees I would suggest planting them in 5 gallon containers (make sure of excellent drainage and very loose soil - mix good soil with perilite) to begin their growth so you can move them to different areas if necessary.
Ok I'll do it. It doesn't hurt to try. I'm gonna post some pictures of them later.
Thank you!
I hope you will see a flaming maple tree one day!
These do grow okay in containers as I have some Japanese trees in containers and they are doing well (I may plant them later).
If you read some information on the web sites about maple trees be sure to use your zone when asking for information (on Google) so you will be sure it might be of help.
But then just read about these trees so you will see how many different varieties there are in each category.
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