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The Pruning Mistake To Avoid Making With Your Japanese Maple Tree

A red Japanese maple tree standing in a yard with other maples and plants. - Mtreasure/Getty Images Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and ...
Yahoo

The Right Time—And Way—To Prune A Japanese Maple Tree

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While most varieties of Japanese maples grow only 6 to 12 inches a year, pruning helps maintain their shape and keep them healthy.
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Should You Prune Your Japanese Maple Tree In Winter?

Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) add interest to your landscape all year long. Their delicate palmate leaves form a lace-like canopy in vibrant shades of green, bronze, red, orange, and purple ...
Oregonian

Easiest time to prune a Japanese maple is summer and winter: Ask Extension expert

Gardening season is underway, and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is very helpful. Q: Is there a ...
Post-Bulletin

Prune maple trees after the leaves fall

Q. When is the best time to prune a maple? I’ve called several nurseries in town and some tell me right now and others say wait until December or January. Also, is there a pruning guide that you ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

Trees to never prune in April – don't risk the health of trees or lose blooms by trimming this month

Discover six trees to never prune in April, as you'll lose flowers or leave them at risk of damaging pests. Plus, what is the best time to trim them safely?

Here are the best (and worst) times to prune your trees this year

All fruit trees, including apple, pear, and plum, should be pruned in the spring as they can be sensitive and don't like to ...
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Gardeners warned to prune Japanese maple trees at specific time to avoid 'bleeding'

Whilst certain Japanese maple cultivars provide year-round appeal through their graceful forms and diverse leaf tones during spring and summer months, it's during autumn that their foliage genuinely ...
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Fielding Questions: Maple headache, hibiscus pruning, African violet blooms

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...
Napa Valley Register

'Bleeding' Japanese maple trees

In a text message this morning (Jan. 16), a concerned landscape maintenance contractor said “I’m pruning Japanese maples and I see a lot of bleeding on cuts. Any concerns?” Since I’ve known him for ...
The Journal Times

The Root of It All: Pruning maple trees in winter

I have a maple tree purchased at a local nursery that is something along the lines of an autumn blaze cultivar. I’ve noticed over the past two years that one of the lower lateral branches is taking ...