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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Here in the New England suburbs, grass grows up to the base of the oak 
trees (white, red, black, scarlet) but there's typically a lot of bare soil 
around the maples (sugar, red, and to a lesser extent norway).  Silver 
maples only grow in damper patches - it's common to see them at the edge of 
a lake or stream.

My sense is that maples like a lot of water and compete vigourously for it.
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Ginda
eastern MA
zone 6
...... Original Message .......
On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 12:48:39 -0500 Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:
>Jim wrote  "sugar maple seems to grow best in clay soil". 
> 
>Here in NY, sugar maple seems to do just fine in a rather water repellent 
forest loam.  Maple doesn't thrive where there's not much soil and oaks 
usually take over in that condition-  I assume that red and white oaks need 
less water.
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