Winter is the best time to prune your Japanese maple, but let December be your cutoff ... are recommended to make those cuts. Finally, some dwarf varieties might be too small to trim into the ...

You could take a chance and prune now but if it were mine, I'd hold off till late summer. I don't know of any reasons why a Japanese maple differs from other maples in this regard. Now ...

If you don't have that kind of time, here's the short course on the basics of pruning a Japanese maple, courtesy of Lynn. WHEN TO PRUNE Lynn prefers to prune Japanese maples in late summer ...

Japanese maple trees are at their most beautiful in autumn due to their rich red and orange leaves - and are extremely easy to care for as long as you know the best time to prune them.

My affection for the Japanese maple shows in the number and variety of Japanese maples in my yard. I have one next to my garage door with succulents growing under it. I have two in containers ...

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 a source for this information?

Certain varieties can be pruned to keep an ornamental look that does not grow too high. Paul trims up his Japanese maple so it stays shapely and decorative during the summer and fall seasons.