Pruning is something Japanese maples can benefit from, however, this is only true if carried out at the right time and correct ... character of your Japanese Maple, will backfire, causing quicker ...

Regardless of whether you grow a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) with an upright or weeping habit, its colorful fall foliage ...

Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly ...

According to the experts at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Japanese maples are particularly prone to bleeding, so it’s important to prune at the “correct” time to prevent it.

Don't prune in early spring, as many trees bleed sap if cut at this time of year. The exceptions to the 'deciduous tree' rule are maple, horse chestnut, birch, walnut and cherry trees which all ...

In most cases, this annual pruning is needless work and expense that generates huge amounts of pruning trash that ends up in landfills. And it is not healthy for the trees in the long run.

(Courtesy Tom Karwin) January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this ... such as flowering maple (abutilon) and woody types of salvias, are best pruned in late winter ...