Pruning shade versus small ornamental or fruit trees: Fruit trees require annual pruning to keep fruit accessible. Sometimes Japanese maples, crape myrtles and olive trees also are maintained as ...

How to prune Japanese maples. 1. Start with dead, diseased or damaged branches. Dead, damaged, or diseased branches should be “the first to go”. Pruning these branches promotes the overall ...

As with all ornamental trees, effective results always start with sharp, clean tools. Secateurs is generally all you need, ... How to prune upright Japanese maple trees.

If you're uncertain about how to prune your Japanese maple tree, advice has been shared by the Toronto Master Gardeners in response to a query from gardener Ingrid Hann. The Toronto Master ...

All ornamental shrubs and trees do not need annual pruning; some give better results without it, others require an annual light thinning out of the older wood, and some respond most satisfactorily ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs.

Experts have revealed the best time to prune maple trees (Getty Images/iStockphoto) By. Gemma Strong; 11:40, 26 Oct 2023; Winter might be on the way but don't put away your gardening tools just yet.

While it can be alarming to see, the volume of sap lost from pruning will not harm the tree. Maple trees tapped for syrup can provide up to 80 gallons of sap during an ideal season.