[paintgirl2]

There is a red and a yellow maple tree? They are green all summer. The red one has bright red leaves in the fall and the yellow one is bright yellow in the fall. In the spring they have buds all over the tree the red is bright red buds and the yellow is bright yellow buds! I don't know the correct name or where to get them ? Please if you know any information about these trees I've described let me know ! Thanks from my heart!

[labman]

The red one is the red maple. It is commonly available wherever nursery stock is sold. Several other maples have yellow leaves in the fall. The most common is the silver maple. It is also easily available, but a poor choice. It is fast growing, but produces a weak structure prone to limbs breaking off. Many people like the pale green underside of the leaves. Trouble is, it will break your heart when it needs cut down, and also your wallet. They also are bad about roots growing on the surface.

Better other choices such as the black or Norway maple. The sugar maple produces a spectacular orange display in the fall.

The tulip tree could be a good alternate to the silver maple if you want fast growth and yellow leaves in the fall. It grows almost as fast, but produces a far stronger tree. They are easy to find too.

[Masey]

Maple trees are evil! Before you consider planting a maple tree on your property research the root spread of that particular type. I have a gorgeous red maple on the front lawn that was here when I moved in, however the roots are all over the surface and it is near impossible to grow a lawn around the tree (let alone mow over those pesky roots). Also, maples love to spread themselves and drop those seed things which grow like crazy resulting in a million tiny trees growing wherever they are dropped. If you like having a lawn, choose another type of tree that grows straight down like a London Plain or something.

[labman]

Aw, maples other than the silver maple, aren't that bad. You can always hack the surface roots down without hurting the tree.