These little trees often get neglected because most are too afraid to prune them.
The husband isn’t usually trusted to handle the task, the landscaper thinks its a shrub.
There is much fear and mystery when it comes to properly dealing with Japanese Maples. This often results in neglected trees. The problem is, they get overly dense, the branches compete with one another and the interior begins to get shaded out completely; some of the best structural branches die and much potential is lost. When the worst branches become dominant its pure chaos…
