pays off big time over the years. By pruning appropriately you’ll extend the lifetime of your trees and shrubs, not to mention allow them to look and perform at their best year after year.
“For heavy pruning, such as for shaping and stimulating better growth, it’s best to trim your Japanese maple in the summer or winter.” As with most trees, winter is generally the best time ...
Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly and live longer, said a local certified arborist.