The Shantung maple is similar to Japanese maples, but it will grow in full hot sun, in highly alkaline soil and is drought and heat tolerant. Although taller than Japanese maples, it is still ...

Question: You used to endorse the Shantung mapletree, which is not native. Have you now decided that it's not so good? B.S., Azle Answer: The Shantung has a few issues.

Bigtooth maple is far superior and will do very well in Arlington. It will be a little hard to find but worth the effort. Others worth considering include trident maple and Shantung maple.

This season, the DEM is offering a variety of different tree species: Shantung maple, Pawpaw, Trident Maple, Katsura, Tupelo, Bald Cypress, Frontier Elm and Red Oak.