How and When to Prune Japanese Maples - Trim Cut leaf Maples Part 2 - Full Demonstration

[@jessicagalla8988]

This video has helped me gain the courage to prune the 5 maples in the yard of my new home. I must've watched dozens of videos and this one has been the most helpful. Thank you so much! Can't wait to see the pic/vid of it with its leaves.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks Jessica

[@Jenura01]

This video was very helpful. I liked that you told us exact reasons for everything you cut, and took your time and did the entire japanese maple in front of us.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks for that, Craig from Gentiana nursery certainly knows what he doing, and good at explaining as he goes along. I though I new a little about pruning Japanese maples before I did this video, I also learnt a lot from it.

[@joeyjojo5]

Thanks for taking the time to post this. Very helpful

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks for that, we have another video dealing with a very old Japanese Maple being pruned and rejuvenated in production, will take 12 months to produce... but, we hope, worth the wait.

[@joanparker4558]

This Kiwi retirement village has dozens of these maples. I cringe when I see some people 'pruning' them with chain saws to make a 'mushroom' shape. Thanks so much for this video which gives me a much better idea of how to prune properly, I was just cutting off most of the upward growing branches.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks Joan, we have two more videos on pruning Japanese Maples coming in a few months

[@googleuser1964]

Please add this video to your Japanese Maples playlist. Also, eagerly waiting to see a video of the tree in spring.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks for that, missed adding it to the play list. Will try to do a follow up video ASAP.

[@nerinat8371]

This was very helpful, thanks

[@mattlloyd9054]

Acer palmatums are very forgiving with pruning I get late spring frosts and freezes every year that really do a number to mine. I actually braided one it wasn't grafted I'm guessing it's just a red leaved seedling I got it at Wal-Mart and it looks great as a braided tree. I really studied the selection they had and got one with 3 trunks and I made it happen. These are one of the most beautiful and varying trees out there I'm sure there's thousands of cultivars. I love them even tho they FROST bite every spring. The butterfly cultivar oddly seems to be FROST proof tho. No matter how leaved out all of them are all of em frostbite but my two butterflies which I find strange considering the other 20 types lose lots of limbs and all their leaves. Great video beautiful trees I friggin love em!

[@johnnyAGardening]

We have seen a few braided one at garden shows, they look great. We have about eight in our own garden and have our eyes on another 4...... They are great plants.

[@kirkp_nextguitar]

Great video. Will you follow up by showing us how it looks with the next season’s growth?

[@johnnyAGardening]

Yes, should have done that. Will publish a photo of the new seasons growth in a few months and put in a link to it.

[@bakmic4953]

So detailed and helpful! Thank you!

[@nancysewell769]

When you do another video please toss the cut branches, in your left hand, away on the ground so we can see better what it is that you're clipping. Often you clip without saying why. It'd be helpful to hear what you're thinking each time. For the most part, I learned from most of your video. Thank you.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks Nancy, good comment and we will take that into account.

[@jeffbiggs2764]

I learned lots from your video. But I agree- your left hand full of branches covered up some of what i was trying to see.

[@paulademichele1313]

He's basically following the principle of taking out the Three D's - look for damaged, diseased or dead branches. And cutting when the tree is dormant and no sap is flowing. Watching how to do it on weeping form is a big help. My view is that not all of this cutting has to be done in the same year - he does say that, in passing, it will break up the shape of the tree to do it all at once.

[@normadakhoul109]

Hello, i just came across your channel and it's awesome especially about the weeping maples. I planted mine a year go, can i move it to a different spot?

[@johnnyAGardening]

Yes you can, best when it is dormant, take as big a root ball as possible. Water in with a liquid seaweed fertiliser, keep moist through the first summer. NOT wet and soggy.

[@normadakhoul109]

@@johnnyAGardening is now a good time? I live in Sydney.

[@johnnyAGardening]

@@normadakhoul109 Maybe a little late for Sydney but will be OK if you remove the old dead wood and just a little of the unneeded growth to lighten it a little. Then look again after it puts on new growth to see what else would be good to remove the following winter. We will have another more detailed video on this coming up in a few weeks.

[@russmaleartist]

Good video -- thank you, great help!

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks for that, it goes for a while, however it gets over the reasoning and method behind it all.

[@russmaleartist]

I agree . . . most other films do not while yours explains while doing cuts and giving a reason for one cut over another.

[@محمدعلي-ذ8ع3غ]

beautiful

[@drewbostonian7949]

Hello, thanks for the video, I understand the concept of cutting back to the collar, i get that, but i see your cutting the smaller twigs back, do you have to cut them at a bud or can you cut them anywhere along the twig , is there a rule of thumb?

[@damienward1946]

ideally you'd cut them back to a bud, but if you cut elsewhere on the twig (between the buds) it'll just die back to the next set of buds anyway and you can remove the deadwood later

[@drewbostonian7949]

@@damienward1946 thanks for getting back to me i appreciate it

[@johnhenryyingling6694]

Alright I'm going for it... 😬 So nerve-wracking first time here we go

[@johnnyAGardening]

Take your time and step back to look every now and then.... good luck

[@trinasaussiegarden244]

I just bought several upright Green Globe disectum maples that are just 4-5 foot sticks with a couple twiggy bits on top. It’s Autumn here, can you tell me if I should prune these twiggy bits a little to get them to grow more branches come spring? I’m afraid to touch them with the pruners as they don’t have much branching. Just checked out your other videos looks like we are both in Melbourne😊

[@johnnyAGardening]

Hard to tell without seeing the tree, I would say no, wait until they shoot out next year, usually maples are only pruned to thin/remove dead or unwanted wood, not to bush out, the natural growth habit looks best. They will send out more shoots next spring.

[@trinasaussiegarden244]

Thanks so much for replying I will take your advice and see how they develop in the next year😊

[@ramiromesina2919]

Beautiful tree....I have one,thanks

[@wildchook745]

Great video, I thoroughly enjoyed that.

[@sarahkaye6683]

Any update with an "after" photo of this particular tree that was prunned? Thanks!

[@johnnyAGardening]

Hopefully soon.

[@sarahkaye6683]

@@johnnyAGardening yay thank you! We moved into a house with one of these trees in the front (In the US) and it's been neglected... Hoping to take my hand at pruning it!

[@johnnyAGardening]

@@sarahkaye6683 The starting point is the removal of all dead wood. You can't really go wrong with that part.

[@anapaulapessina]

How long does it take to grow a branch from this tree?

[@johnnyAGardening]

Hello Ana, this type of Maple is grown by grafting. So you need to grow rootstock and then graft onto that.

[@Trenpace]

Is this on a high or low graft?

[@johnnyAGardening]

High graft although they are are pruned in a similar manner.

[@aromafrancespanaderiaartes63]

When is it the best season to prune? I've got an inaba shidare and its just leaved out here

[@johnnyAGardening]

Best when all of the leaves are off the tree so you can see the structure. However minor pruning can be done at any time.

[@sogent56]

Can you relocate it??

[@johnnyAGardening]

You could if you could dig enough of the root ball, you would need to get an experienced tree remover to advise you according to your conditions.

[@WilliamSmith-dg5re]

You should have shown it after pruned, and leafed out.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thats a good comment and we are working on that idea soon.

[@WilliamSmith-dg5re]

@@johnnyAGardening I just bought a kito no ito it's about 5 feet tall but it's a mess. Crossed branches, everywhere. I will prune it In early spring, just before it leads out.

[@johnnyAGardening]

@@WilliamSmith-dg5re You are very lucky to have that one, Koto no ito is fairly rare, but a very attractive plant, especially in autumn/fall. We have only ever seen pictures of it..... Think I might have Maple envy ....

[@ihomeoregonrealestate6932]

@@johnnyAGardening I was hoping to see the finished leafed out product. Like you said would happen in part 1. I hope the inspiration finds you. I enjoyed part 1 & 2

[@johnnyAGardening]

@@ihomeoregonrealestate6932 We are working on a remake of that one which will show the end product. Been a little difficult to do this lately. Stay well, stay tuned.

[@محمدعلي-ذ8ع3غ]

am from irag beautiful

[@driveman6490]

Sorry mate but you're using pruning clippers that are way to big and leaving stubs. I know you're doing a demo, but if you're going to do it....do it correctly.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Interesting comment, however this has worked well for many years. Will pass your comment on.

[@johnwhite2576]

Should you not leave stubs ? I thought for. Larger deciduous tree branches you dont want to cut too close ??