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Tipp City, Ohio

Does anyone know the organic makeup(N-P-K) of Maple leaves? I have found that Oak leaves is (.85-.35-.15), but I have not found anything yet on Maple. Tom

1/7/2003 8:31:07 PM

Ga.

Hey Tom,,where did you find that?? LOL,,I need that info about pecan leaves......

1/7/2003 9:00:38 PM

Herndon, VA

Are you sure your source of info accurate? The N looks a little high.

1/7/2003 9:32:47 PM

Ga.

interesting....
http://www.spies.com/~gus/forests/phleaves.htm

1/7/2003 10:01:01 PM

Montoursville, PA

PH estimates do not matter to much as all finished compost containing any leaves ends up a about 7.

1/7/2003 10:12:22 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Yikes Jeff! Guess I shoulda left the dogwoods! to late now!

1/8/2003 8:16:52 AM

Tipp City, Ohio

oops! my mistake the oak leaves should be .8 N not .85 as I posted earlier.

The site is:
http://www.cbc-canada.com/grow/nutrientorg.html

1/8/2003 12:49:33 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Nutrient Content of Popular Leaves as taken from Encyclopedia of Organic gardening.

Sugar Maple .67/.11/.75 with calcium at 1.81 PH 4.3
Red Maple .52/.09/.40 with calcium at 1.29 PH 4.7
White Ash .63/.25/.54 with calcium at 2.37 PH 6.80

It also states pound for pound leaves contain twice as many minerals as manure

1/8/2003 2:57:26 PM

Montoursville, PA

alexsdad If you had not socked the chain saw, to the dogwoods, did you ever consider what else you may have done at the moment of truth. It's maybe hard to tell what else may have concluded if those dogwoods were not ready to be sacrificed. Every once in a while a guy just has to yell "Timberrrrrrr". :)

1/8/2003 4:08:33 PM

Herndon, VA

Great information! Thanks!!!!!!!

1/8/2003 9:02:30 PM

Tipp City, Ohio

Thanks for the info.....Tom

1/8/2003 10:55:35 PM

Choctaw, OK

Is white ash aslo considered popple???

case

1/9/2003 6:47:18 AM

Montoursville, PA

Here in the Northeast I see the possibility of error by grower this spring. Many of us got caught without being able to get the leaves tilled in last fall. Unless we really know what we are doing on spring tilling and resulting breakdown of those leaves maybe we should not till the whole bunch in this spring. ???????

Would it be better to head for the compost pile with most of them and introduce them as compost six to ten weeks later?

1/9/2003 10:45:52 AM

Caceres, Spain

Probably better in 2003 fall

1/9/2003 2:32:03 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

White ash is not popple Casey. You see them growing a lot in town, they have leaves that almost look like walnut. The bark is really rough, and they fork alot.If you look in my diary there is one growing to the left of the patch.

1/9/2003 5:26:38 PM