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Is it a bad idea to prune your Japanese maple tree in the winter?

Key Points Prune Japanese maples in late winter or early spring to remove dead wood and shape the tree.Stick to the tree’s ...
The Washington Daily NewsOpinion

Winter pruning: What to cut now (and what to leave alone)

Winter pruning takes advantage of the plant’s dormancy. With sap flow slowed and leaves gone, structural flaws are easy to ...
Hunker on MSN

It is paramount to prune these 15 trees in January for a healthy summer garden

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees ...

Japanese maples will grow faster in spring if you do gardening expert’s 1 simple task now

January is a great month to get started with gardening, particularly when one of the plants you have is a Japanese maple tree ...
Yahoo

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

While most varieties of Japanese maples grow only 6 to 12 inches a year, pruning helps maintain their shape and keep them healthy. Remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches to improve airflow and ...

Japanese maples will have a 'more vigorous start in spring' if 1 task is done in winter

Doing one task to Japanese maples in winter can promote healthy growth and stimulate dormant buds for a 'more vigorous start ...
AOL

The Pruning Mistake To Avoid Making With Your Japanese Maple Tree

Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and tranquility for centuries. Highly ornamental trees like the Japanese maple grow into stunning specimens ...
Edmonton Journal on MSN

Growing things: When to prune your maple?

Q: Once again, I’m calling on you to help me with a couple of problems with my yard. Firstly, I have a volunteer maple tree ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Tom Karwin, On Gardening | When to prune shrubs and trees

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...
Altoona Mirror

Volunteers preserve 200-year-old tree

Jack Hileman of Williamsburg trims the more than 200-year-old silver maple tree at Camp Anderson, just north of Tyrone, on Friday. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski TYRONE — Volunteers were hard at ...