Japanese maple - complex pruning issue - help!
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Pruning Japanese Maples By Nancy Fiers
Comments (79)ah, yes, LOL,.. the joys of internet, one can even access entertainment from different cities... jeepster,... send her an email and ask, which would also help her. Shall we address maple pruning in a separate thread? or access archives? of which I thought you had those.??? I believe I saved most of them, somewhere. what questions needed answering? what a hoo't'in'ninny,.. btw, how many of you can read? patjonking wrote: "I agree with you Herb. Edzard appears to be sloppy with his "bleeding" and "healing" and "feeding" accusations against Nancy Fiers. And I notice that he never apologised for his completely false claim about the "bleeding to death" item in JOJG." Now I also misinformed about feeding??? oh sorry, let me tie that bib for you... spoon? shovel? or just the crow feathers?? i think that was Gerald, who, with thanks, corraborated some accurate information, but if it helps you focus on just one at a time... :)))))), sure. wow, (chortling) talk about 'feeding' frenzy... ah, I see the light, I see the light... what I wrote about the JoJG and the Fiers article,.. LOL---, do note the 'if the Fiers article appeared" - "and if the Fiers article appeared in JoJG, then I would rather rapidly also seek other counter-balancing information. " -- which all illustrates nicely that this thread has become something more about people than this maple thread asked for, and the Fiers link article commented upon, which is mostly for bonsai-ists and that for garden tree pruning I would suggest Yuki Nara, who, ----btw., - is also endorsed by the JoJG... and whose site also links Mountain Maples -then I can presume that this forum is for bonsai-ists rather than gardeners...? all this supports admirably that few can read while the JoJG and I are getting great advertising out of this,... to which,.. all I can reasonably say, is thanks... Xman,.. sorry, I hope you turned off the ' sending replies to original poster' box, and in the future I'll try not to tease lurkers out of hiding that actually know scads about maples, though rarely participate. -in case anyone wonders, the apology to xman, in no way, shape or form applies, construes or relates to anyone else... :) like ,,, not even a chance amazing how some folks would like a conversation, while others ... well we're not sure what they want. So, is the only ending to this thread, erasure? Or does every non-professional agree carte blanche with Nancy Fiers article as per the one on the MM website?...See MoreHelp with large Japanese Maple, Is it dying? and Pruning help
Comments (11)Your tree should have it's main late rial root just below the ground surface. It should not be mounded up as they have done. Only a couple inches of mulch is needed. Your soil should not be amended. As the roots grow out they will do best conforming to you natural soil providing it is not all clay. Fertilize only lightly in the spring. You might use a little "Superthirve" to reduce any shock. Trim out your top branches but leave the lower for now. This will allow the upper and inside bare spots to get more sun and fill in over time. May not look the best for a little while but your best plan of action. If you decide to remove any lower branches, any major trimming should be done when the tree is dormant, early spring or fall. Do not trim in the heat of the summer! There is still time to form your tree. Just look at it as a big Bonsai and look long, hard and from all directions about what branches you wish to remove before cutting. Seal all cuts over 1/2 inch to reduce bleeding and protect from disease. Good luck, Grancru...See MorePruning for side growth - Japanese Maple sapling
Comments (3)Kicked off a baby? Are you sure your plant isn't grafted and the (I'm assuming it's a) basal sprout isn't from the root stock? Obviously, trees in nature branch just fine w/o our help, so if you wait, the tree will develop secondary branching on its own. You CAN force it to branch by removing the terminal bud on the leader (or cutting back harder), which contains the apical meristem. This removes the source of the growth regulator/hormone (auxin) that suppresses secondary growth. IF you do that, you need to take steps to train one of the branches that emerge to the vertical as the new leader, or risk changing the trunk line from straight to something with a crook/bend/curves in it. Al...See MoreJapanese maple pruning
Comments (7)I'd prune in late winter. Also, please keep in mind that for the health of the tree you shouldn't remove more than 25% of the tree per year, so it may take you a few years to get it back where you want it. Keep in mind it's going to do it's best to grow back to the size it is now so it's going to need ongoing maintenance. I try to leave trees whenever possible and this one sounds like something I'd keep but you might want to think about whether or not this is one you want to try to move (root prune it the season before you move it) (and keep in mind it might not survive the move) or just take out and replace with something that will be the right *mature* size for that spot so cutting it back isn't an issue. If you really have questions about it, have a certified arborist (not a tree-trimmer but someone with arborist training and certification) come take a look at it. It would probably be well worth the investment. Good luck!...See Morejalcon
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