By Jackie Carroll Maple trees come in all shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: outstanding fall color. Find out how to grow a maple tree in this article. How to Grow a Maple Tree In addition to planting nursery-grown maple trees, there are a couple of ways to go about maple tree growing: Growing maple trees from cuttings Growing maple trees from cuttings is an easy way to get free saplings for your garden. Take 4-inch cuttings from the tips of young trees in midsummer or mid-autumn, and remove the leaves from the lower half of the stem. Scrape the bark on the lower stem with a knife and then roll it in powdered rooting hormone. Stick the lower 2 inches of the cutting in a pot filled with moist rooting medium. Keep the air around the plant moist by enclosing the pot in a
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