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How To Prune An Overgrown Japanese Maple Tree

Sunday, September 27, 2015 0:22
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My oldest son, Duston, has this beautiful Japanese Maple Tree in the front of his house. It was there when he moved in five years ago.

The previous owner really planted it too close to the house. If they would’ve kept a close eye on it and pruned it when necessary, it probably would’ve been fine.

But it got WAAAY out of control…

Overgrown Japanese Maple

Photo taken September 3, 2013

So, I thought it would be a good idea to trim this thing way back and track its progress as it grows back. We decided to wait until March before the tree came out of dormancy.

Here are a few shots of the tree before we trimmed it…

Overgrown Japanese Maple Before Being Trimmed

Photos taken March 10, 2014

Now it was time to get to work! We skipped right over the hedge shears and lopping shears and went right for the trusty ol’ chainsaw!

I can already hear you gasping. Trust me, I know what I’m doing.

20 minutes later, we were done…

Overgrown Japanese Maple Trimmed Back

Photos taken March 10, 2014

As you can imagine, Duston heard it from his wife, his neighbors and the in-laws. “What did you do?! Is it dead?! Did you kill it?! Why in the world did you do that?!”

Everyone fails to see it as a work in progress and can’t even think about what the end result will look like once it grows back. That’s why you see so many overgrown Japanese Maples… people are too afraid to touch them for fear of killing it or hearing about it from everyone and their brother.

Don’t be afraid to trim your overgrown Japanese Maple way back!! Take a look at the tree now…

Trimmed Japanese Maple After Shot

Photo taken September 4, 2015

Almost 18 months later and the tree looks beautiful! It almost looks healthier than before. Duston has since kept it tightly trimmed, allowing it to get full in the center.

Overgrown Japanese Maple Tree Before and After

If you’d like to know how to keep your smaller Japanese Maples from getting overgrown like this one, watch the 10-minute video I made below…



Source: http://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/09/prune-overgrown-japanese-maple-tree/

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