Homes & Gardens Thinking of pruning that Japanese maple now? Here’s why you should wait: Ask an expert Published: Dec. 02, 2022, 9:22 a.m.

We have a beautiful red ornamental Japanese Maple tree for years and now it’s grown so much that it’s starting to cover my bathroom window. When is the best time to prune this tree, and I mean ...

By examining the tree from all angles, (top to bottom, top to base, and side to side) you can determine the desired shape of the tree. Shrinking the tree to fit a location by pruning should be ...

Q. I have a three-year old Japanese dissected maple tree near my home. The trunk is about three and one-half inches in diameter. Very near the ground is a fork, with another about three feet up ...

A Japanese maple tree is an ornamental tree that belongs primarily to the species Acer palmatum. There are hundreds of varieties of Japanese maples of varying sizes, forms, leaf types and colors.

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I have a Japanese red maple that is spreading out to much in its area. I would like to prune it. It is about 30 years old. Can you help me or direct me to ...

Potted Japanese maples need root pruning every two to four years. This isn’t as hard as it might seem. Remove the tree from the pot and check the roots. Cut out the thickest, woodiest roots and ...

Gardening specialists at Mainaam Garden insist it is "important" to apply mulch to the earth around the roots, ensuring it remains damp. They explained: "Because Japanese maples have shallow roots, it ...